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knobbly

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • rhymes with -ɒbəli

1

adj

Meaning 1

Having a covering of small knobs.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

having knobs

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • had knobbly knees

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: knobby

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From knobble + -y.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: възлест (vǎzlest) — having a covering of small knobs
  • Bulgarian: чепат (čepat) — having a covering of small knobs
  • Finnish: kyhmyinen — having a covering of small knobs
  • Finnish: kuhmurainen — having a covering of small knobs
  • French: noueux — having a covering of small knobs
  • German: knubbelig — having a covering of small knobs
  • German: knotig — having a covering of small knobs
  • Māori: pūtenetene — having a covering of small knobs
  • Māori: pūrekereke — having a covering of small knobs
  • Polish: guzowaty — having a covering of small knobs
  • Romanian: nodos — having a covering of small knobs
  • Spanish: nudoso — having a covering of small knobs
  • Spanish: ñudoso — having a covering of small knobs
  • Spanish: con cocada — having a covering of small knobs