knobbier
Having more protrusions
Knobbier is the comparative form of knobby, meaning having more or larger knobs—rounded lumps or protrusions.
A walking stick might be knobbier than a manufactured cane.
Knobby typically describes irregular surfaces: knobbier knees, a knobbier root vegetable, The old tree's bark grew knobbier with age.
Uneven in surface
- lumpyHaving irregular bumps
- nodularHaving small rounded bumps
- nubblyRough with small lumps
- gnarledTwisted and knotty
knotted · bulbous · warty · protuberant · tuberculate · blistered · knurled · pitted
Having inflamed joints
bumpy
Uneven in surface
gnarled · knotted · bulbous · warty · protuberant · tuberculate · blistered · knurled · pitted · gnarly
arthritic
Having inflamed joints
crooked · stiff · rheumatic · enlarged · deformed · calloused
gnarled
Twisted and knotty
woody · weathered · aged · misshapen · contorted · rough-hewn
roughened
Made less smooth
ridged · corrugated · dimpled · tactile · nubby · grooved · embossed · unsmooth · irregular · craggy