Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

knobbily

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: knob-bi-ly
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a knobby fashion.

Example Sentences

"His body sprouts fingers thicker than carrots. They grip me knobbily. He rocks back and forth like a leaky old boat shakes on the ocean."

Etymology

From knobby + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: knobby

Inflected Forms

more knobbily (comparative) most knobbily (superlative)

Questions

What does knobbily mean?: In a knobby fashion.
Where does knobbily come from?: From knobby + -ly.

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