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Knobbly vs Nubbly - What's the difference?

knobbly | nubbly |

As adjectives the difference between knobbly and nubbly

is that knobbly is having a covering of small knobs while nubbly is rough or lumpy.

knobbly

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Having a covering of small knobs

    • Related terms

    * knobby

    Derived terms

    * knobbly-knees competition

    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.}}