nubby.

Covered with small raised knobs or lumps, especially in fabric.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• a nubby texture
• nubby fabric

On the page

The nubby fabric caught against the dry skin of his hand.

Usage notes

Primary category: sensory / description. Forms: Comparative nubbier or more nubby; superlative nubbiest or most nubby. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: description. Commonness: uncommon.