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having small pieces or lumps spread throughout
a nubby yarn that produces bumpy fabrics when woven
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Recent Examples of nubby
These simple bars with a nubby, crumbly topping hold up well for travel, easily feed a crowd and are maximally adaptable.
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Melissa Clark, New York Times, 21 May 2025
However, its nubby reign in richer colors, patterns, and sometimes still in those lighter hues is up for designer debate.
—Kristen Flanagan, Architectural Digest, 12 May 2025
What gives bouclé its characteristic nubby texture is the way the yarn is formed into loops.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Jan. 2025
Drawbacks of linen Linen’s slightly nubby, rougher texture may be perfect to one person and totally sandpapery to another.
—Kathleen Felton, SELF, 19 Nov. 2024
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Melissa Clark, New York Times, 21 May 2025
However, its nubby reign in richer colors, patterns, and sometimes still in those lighter hues is up for designer debate.
—Kristen Flanagan, Architectural Digest, 12 May 2025
What gives bouclé its characteristic nubby texture is the way the yarn is formed into loops.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Jan. 2025
Drawbacks of linen Linen’s slightly nubby, rougher texture may be perfect to one person and totally sandpapery to another.
—Kathleen Felton, SELF, 19 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nubby
Adjective
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Silent Hill f protagonist Shimizu Hinako staring at a lumpy monster wielding a knife in a promotional screenshot for the game.—
Oliver Brandt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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Stir just until moistened (batter should be lumpy).—
Katlyn Moncada,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The paper demonstrates thick sodium cathodes that perform at room temperature and down to freezing.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Sep. 2025
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The alveolar wall is only one cell thick.—
Bill Frist,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Instead of a leafy house salad, diners get chunky shareable beets with horseradish, speck and a jammy egg.—
Maggie Hennessy,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
18 Sep. 2025
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The Displays look and feel just slightly heavier and chunkier than non-techy glasses.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The side with the brown mascara has thin, precise bristles that helped separate my lashes to look like tiny spider legs rather than a clumpy bowl of cake batter.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
People.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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The wine should coat the salt but not dissolve it—you're looking for a damp, clumpy texture, not a paste.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Nubby.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nubby. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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