knobby

[ nob-ee ]

/ ˈnɒb i /

full of or covered with knobs: the knobby trunk of a tree.

shaped like a knob.

Origin of knobby

First recorded in 1535–45; knob + -y¹

knob·bi·ness, noun

She stopped her horse, and beckoned Eric over to her with the knobby handle of a faded and bony umbrella.

Kilmeny of the Orchard |Lucy Maud Montgomery
His muscles were knots, and he was gnarled and knobby, twisted out of beauty by excess of strength.

The Game |Jack London
A man sprang at me and thrust something cold and knobby into my neckcloth.

Romance |Joseph Conrad and F.M. Hueffer
When Potch had worked it out of its socket, the knobby was found to be even bigger than they had thought at first.

The Black Opal |Katharine Susannah Prichard

Would he have wit enough to think of exploring the big, knobby ball for its delicate secret?

The Golden Road |Lucy Maud Montgomery

knobby

/ (ˈnɒbɪ) /

having or covered with small knobs; knobbly