knobby

Questions about knobby

What does knobby mean?

knobby means "having knobs".

How many syllables are in knobby?

knobby has 2 syllables: knob-by. The stress falls on "knob". In IPA it is /ˈnɑbi/.

What is another word for knobby?

Close synonyms include knobbly. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is knobby a common word?

knobby is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.