cobbly

Full of stones

Cobbly describes a surface covered with or resembling cobblestones—rounded stones traditionally used for paving.

A cobbly beach is strewn with smooth, fist-sized rocks.

A cobbly road is rough and uneven underfoot.

The word suggests irregularity and texture: The cobbly path made walking in heels impossible.

surface

bumpy

Uneven in surface

rocky · lumpy · irregular · knobby · rugged · pitted · textured · potholed · rutted · jarring

quaint

picturesque

Visually pleasing, paintable

historic · village · European · medieval · atmospheric · storybook · idyllic · quaint · timeless · romantic

Opposites
surface texture

cobblysmooth

Without roughness or difficulty

flat · even · level · polished · glassy

uniformity of composition

cobblypaved

Covered with hard surface

asphalted · concrete · seamless · continuous · homogeneous

Phrases
Family

cobbler, cobble, cobblestone, cobbled, cobbles, cobbling, cobblers, cobblestones, cobblestoned

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G