pebbly

Covered with pebbles

Pebbly describes a surface covered with or containing small rounded stones: a pebbly beach, pebbly soil.

The word extends to textures that feel rough or granular like pebbles: pebbly leather, pebbly skin.

texture

bumpy

Uneven in surface

grainyRough with particles
granularMade of tiny particles
grittyCoarse or courageous

coarse · nubbly · knobbly · dimpled · pitted · rough · irregular · stippled · uneven · ridged

geology

gravel

Loose small rock fragments

screeLoose rock debris
aggregateCombined sum total
alluvialDeposited by moving water

moraine · sediment · riverbed · streambed · glacial · erosion · deposits · fluvial · talus · outwash

beach

shingle

Overlapping roof covering

shorelineLand-water boundary
seashoreOcean's edge
coveSheltered coastal indentation

tideline · strand · littoral · rockpool · foreshore · coast · seaside · tidal · inlet · bay

path

driveway

Private residential road

pathwayDesignated route for travel
walkwayPath for foot traffic
footpathRoute for pedestrians

trail · roadbed · lane · courtyard · garden · landscaping · edging · drainage · mulch

Categories

fabric texturessoft, smooth, rough, silky, fuzzy
skin descriptionssmooth, rough, dry, oily, fair
texturessmoothness, smooth, soft, rough, roughness
roughrough, coarse, gritty, grainy, bumpy
geologicaligneous, metamorphic, sedimentary, volcanic, tectonic

Opposites

surface texture

pebblysmooth

Without roughness or difficulty

even · flat · level · sleek · uniform

particle composition

pebblysandy

Full of fine grains

fine · soft · silty · muddy · powdery

Phrases

Fruity PebblesColorful sweetened rice cereal
Pebble BeachElite California golf destination
Cocoa PebblesChocolate-flavored crispy rice cereal
pebble beachesCoasts of smooth stones
pebbled beachShoreline covered in stones
pebble artDesigns made from small rocks

Family

pebble, pebbles, pebbled, pebbling

Familiarity: Top 200,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G