What does knuckly mean?
Knuckly means Knucklelike..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Knucklelike..
[N]ow he was skirting a rock face whose crown overhung its base and whose extensive surface was knuckly with the clay nests of innumerable martins; […]
At the far end of the houses the head gardener stood waiting for his mistress, and he gave her strips of bass to tie up her nosegay. This she did slowly and laboriously, with knuckly old fingers that shook.
Use knuckly when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Knuckly means Knucklelike..
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[N]ow he was skirting a rock face whose crown overhung its base and whose extensive surface was knuckly with the clay nests of innumerable martins; […]
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