knobbed

• Adjectif décrivant quelque chose qui est muni de protubérances rondes ou de bosses, ou qui a une extrémité arrondie en forme de pommeau ; peu courant en anglais moderne.

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.

   noueux

   • 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.

   Synonymesbumpygnarledknottedlumpynodulartuberculate

   Antonymesevenflatlevelplainsmooth