knobbly
Covered with protrusions
Knobbly describes something covered with small lumps or protuberances: knobbly knees, a knobbly walking stick, knobbly potatoes fresh from the garden.
The word is more common in British English; Americans tend toward knobby.
Both suggest an uneven, bumpy surface—often with a slightly homely or endearing quality.
Uneven in surface
- lumpyHaving irregular bumps
- gnarledTwisted and knotty
- knurledRidged for grip
- nubbyRough with raised bumps
pitted · ridged · dimpled · rough · irregular · uneven · protuberances · tubercles
bumpy
Uneven in surface
nubby · pitted · ridged · dimpled · rough · irregular · uneven · protuberances · tubercles · nobbled
knuckles
Finger-to-hand joints
toes · spine · arthritis · gout · nodes · nodules · warts · calluses · corns · bunions
roots
Underground nutrient absorbers
driftwood · walking stick · cane · wood · tree · vines · tubers · ginger · celery root · horseradish
- texturessmoothness, smooth, soft, rough, roughness