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    NUBBY

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     I. (adjective) 

    Comparative and superlative

    Comparative: nubbier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Superlative: nubbiest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

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    Meaning:

    Of textiles; having a rough surfaceplay

    Example:

    a sweater knitted of nubbly homespun yarns

    Synonyms:

    homespun; nubbly; nubby; slubbed; tweedy

    Classified under:

    Adjectives

    Similar:

    rough; unsmooth (having or caused by an irregular surface)

    Derivation:

    nub (a small lump or protuberance)

    nubbiness (looseness or roughness in texture (as of cloth))

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