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Nubbly vs Nibbly - What's the difference?

nubbly | nibbly |

As adjectives the difference between nubbly and nibbly

is that nubbly is rough or lumpy while nibbly is prone to, or suitable for, nibbling.

As a noun nibbly is

any food suitable for nibbling, snack food.

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.}}

    nibbly

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Prone to, or suitable for, nibbling.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2009, date=April 16, author=, title=This shop's a jewel, too, work=Toronto Star citation
    • , passage=Toss in wine and nibbly things to munch and it adds up to a unique shopping experience. }}

    Noun

    (nibblies)
  • Any food suitable for nibbling, snack food

    • Synonyms

    * nibble