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nubby

English

Etymology

nub +? -y. Compare knobby.

Adjective

nubby (comparative nubbier, superlative nubbiest)

  1. Knobbly; covered with small knobs.
    • 2007, Marie Clayton, The Ultimate A to Z Companion to 1,001 Needlecraft Terms:
      noil A type of silk, sometimes incorrectly called raw silk, with a nubby feel and a low sheen.
  2. Nub-like, resembling a small bump or protrusion; stubby.
    • 2010, John Leigh Walters, A Very Capable Life: The Autobiography of Zarah Petri, page 170:
      Now we are sitting in a circle and each is given a stenographer's pad, the kind with the spring spine, and a nubby pencil, a pencil of quarter size so it can't be used as a weapon [...]

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nebby

English

Alternative forms

  • nebbie

Etymology

neb +? -y

Adjective

nebby (comparative nebbier, superlative nebbiest)

  1. (Tyneside, Pennsylvania) Overly inquiring; nosey.

References

  • Northumberland Words, English Dialect Society, R. Oliver Heslop, 1893–4

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