"nubbly" meaning in All languages combined

See nubbly on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: nubblier [comparative], nubbliest [superlative]
Etymology: From nubble + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|nubble|y}} nubble + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} nubbly (comparative nubblier, superlative nubbliest)
  1. Rough or lumpy.

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2022 March 29, Dwight Garner, “In Jennifer Egan’s New Novel, Our Memories Are Available for All to See”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:",
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