as in nubbly
having small pieces or lumps spread throughout
a nubby yarn that produces bumpy fabrics when woven
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Recent Examples of nubby
Combine various rugged, smooth, nubby, and soft textures to re-create the balance found in the natural world.
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Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Aug. 2024
The Always Fits fabric is a nubby and stretchy fabric made from nylon, polyester, and spandex that feels like a micro popcorn knit.
—Teddy Minford, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Feb. 2023
Fleece: Typically made from polyester, fleece is very soft and warm with a slightly nubby texture.
—Phoebe Sklansky, Parents, 4 Apr. 2024
Staff know their stuff, pointing out the fresh hearts of palm next to the rosy duck breast, imbued with cardamom and orange, and the nubby coat on the fried branzino, a crust made of coconut and plantains.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2024
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Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Aug. 2024
The Always Fits fabric is a nubby and stretchy fabric made from nylon, polyester, and spandex that feels like a micro popcorn knit.
—Teddy Minford, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Feb. 2023
Fleece: Typically made from polyester, fleece is very soft and warm with a slightly nubby texture.
—Phoebe Sklansky, Parents, 4 Apr. 2024
Staff know their stuff, pointing out the fresh hearts of palm next to the rosy duck breast, imbued with cardamom and orange, and the nubby coat on the fried branzino, a crust made of coconut and plantains.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nubby
Adjective
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On days when symptoms are active, at least 25% of stools will be loose or watery, while fewer than 25% will be hard or lumpy.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
9 Jan. 2025
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In this new image taken by JWST 's Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI), which can peer through clouds of gas and warm dust, those classic hallmarks of the Sombrero have vanished, replaced by a lumpy ring of dust around a gap that houses the bright core where a supermassive black hole lurks.—
Space.com Staff,
Space.com,
1 Jan. 2025
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Some of the cables he’s found are as thick as a pinky finger and, when attached to the right tree, are strong enough to anchor an elephant calf.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
16 Jan. 2025
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Electric motors are dense hunks of metal, thus are heavy; power cables thick enough to carry the heavy electron flow needed to generate hundreds of horsepower are also not light.—
Will Sabel Courtney,
Robb Report,
16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Summer’s mojito and sundress isn’t this month’s chunky knit sweater or sip-worthy cocktail.—
Patrice J. Williams,
Essence,
15 Jan. 2025
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The chunky pieces are easy for small hands to grip, build with, and move around the track.—
Jacquelyn Smith,
Parents,
14 Jan. 2025
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“Nubby.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nubby. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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