knobby
/ˈnɑbi/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.12 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Resembling a knob.
adj
Having many knobs or knob-like projections.
Example Sentences
- "They appeared, upon section, like wedge-shaped, knobby formations, penetrating into the placenta fetalis, and were thus found in three places ; the smallest was 3 mm. and the largest was 15 mm. in diameter."
- "The baby kicked energetically. She caressed a knobby knee or elbow."
- "The large open leaves and large knobby leaves were picked out by hand, and formed the finest sort of "hyson skin" (known commercially as pretty good bloom, brightish hyson kind mixed, knobby leaf); the remaining leaves were hyson."
- "Knobby Creek rises in the center part of Union Township, flowing north where it empties into the Osage River. Name suggested by the "knobby" character of the surrounding country, i.e. full of "knobs" or low hills. Sometimes called Beaver Creek, from the animal found here in early days."
- "Further evidence for the correlation of basin structures arises from the spatial relation in both basins of the massifs to the associated knobby terrain."
- "The oldest surface identified has a crater retention age N(l) 230,000 and is found below the knobby terrain (K)."
Etymology
Etymology tree English knob Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English knobby From knob + -y.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈnɑbi/
- British English: /ˈnɒbi/