KNOBBY

knobby, knobbly

(adjective) having knobs; “had knobbly knees”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

knobby (comparative knobbier, superlative knobbiest)

Resembling a knob.

Having many knobs or knob-like projections.

Source: Wiktionary


Knob"by, a. Etym: [From Knob.]

1. Full of, or covered with, knobs or hard protuberances. Dr. H. More.

2. Irregular; stubborn in particulars. [Obs.] The informers continued in a knobby kind of obstinacy. Howell.

3. Abounding in rounded hills or mountains; hilly. [U.S.] Bartlett.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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