nubby /nʌbi/ adjective2 •Knobbly; covered with small knobs.noil A type of silk, sometimes incorrectly called raw silk, with a nubby feel and a low sheen. — 2007 •Nub-like, resembling a small bump or protrusion; stubby.Now we are sitting in a circle and each is given a stenographer's pad, the kind with the spring spine, and a nubby pencil, a pencil of quarter size so it can't be used as a weapon [...] — 2010 formsnubbier · nubbiest