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Definition of Nubbly
1. Adjective. Of textiles; having a rough surface. "A sweater knitted of nubbly homespun yarns"
Similar to: Rough, Unsmooth
Derivative terms: Homespun, Nubble, Nub, Nubbiness, Tweed, Tweediness
Definition of Nubbly
1. Adjective. Rough or lumpy ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Nubbly
1. having nubbles [adj -BLIER, -BLIEST]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nubbly
Literary usage of Nubbly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The West Somerset Word-book: A Glossary of Dialectal and Archaic Words and by Frederick Thomas Elworthy (1886)
"Let's have it nice and nubbly, we don't want no gurt nugs, nor neet all dust ...
That there gravel on't do eens 'tis, must all be screened, 'tis so nubbly, ..."
2. With the Mission to Menelik, 1897 by Edward Gleichen (1898)
"nubbly hung on like a man, the rest of us, I regret to say, standing by and ...
Great applause from us, and refreshments for nubbly in the shape of a cup of ..."
3. Publications by English Dialect Society (1890)
"nubbly [nub-li], adj. having knobs or lumps. Ex. ' nubbly coals.' A field ploughed
wet, when dried is said to be nubbly. ..."
4. Glossary of Words in Use in Cornwall by Margaret Ann Courtney, Thomas Quiller Couch (1880)
"nubbly [nub-li], adj. having knobs or lumps. Ex. ' nubbly coals.' A field ploughed
wet, when dried is said to be nubbly. ..."
5. He Knew He was Right by Anthony Trollope (1869)
"Mrs. Spalding, as she walked along the passage on tho Count's arm, determined
that she would learn Italian. She would have given all nubbly Creek to have ..."
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