knobbed

• Veraltetes Adjektiv, das etwas beschreibt, das mit Knäufen, Knoten oder rundlichen Vorsprüngen versehen ist; im modernen Englisch selten verwendet.

An old-fashioned adjective describing something that has knobs or rounded protuberances; rarely used in modern English.

1. Having knobs or knotsC1formal

   Covered with rounded protuberances, lumps, or knots, often used to describe old trees or aged persons.

   Knotig

   • The ancient oak tree had a knobbed trunk, gnarled by centuries of growth.
   • His knobbed fingers showed the signs of a lifetime of hard work.
   • The walking stick was made from a knobbed branch of an old olive tree.

   Synonymebumpygnarledknottedlumpynodulartuberculate

   Antonymeevenflatlevelplainsmooth