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Bubbly vs Nubbly - What's the difference?

bubbly | nubbly |

As adjectives the difference between bubbly and nubbly

is that bubbly is full of bubbles while nubbly is rough or lumpy.

As a noun bubbly

is (informal) champagne.

bubbly

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Full of bubbles.
    • Whip the egg white into a bubbly froth.
  • (informal) Cheerful, lively.
    • She has a bubbly personality.
  • Having the characteristics of bubbles.
    • The architecture of the conservatory was bubbly .
  • (economics) Having the characteristics of economic bubbles.
  • * Iana Dreyer, China’s coming era of slower growth: Are western economies prepared? , East Asia Forum, 2011:
    • China’s economy is too bubbly and will soon slow down.

    Synonyms

    * (lively) ebullient, perky (similar image)

    Noun

  • (informal) Champagne.
    • We're getting married - this calls for a bottle of bubbly !

    Synonyms

    *(all informal or slang ): champers, fizz, shampoo

    nubbly

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Rough or lumpy
  • * {{quote-news, year=2007, date=February 7, author=Julia Moskin, title=Koreans Share Their Secret for Chicken With a Crunch, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=When that crust is nubbly and evenly browned, and the chicken meat is cooked through, the chicken is sublime.}}
  • * {{quote-book, year=1978, author=Alice Munro, chapter=Mischief, title=The Beggar Maid: Stories of Flo and Rose
    • , passage=Though Clifford paid preliminary homage to them both, she was the one he finally made love to, rather quickly on the nubbly hooked rug.}}