knobbily

English

Etymology

From knobby +‎ -ly.

Adverb

knobbily (comparative more knobbily, superlative most knobbily)

1. In a knobby fashion.
   • 1994, Helene P Foley, The Homeric hymn to Demeter: translation, commentary, and interpretive essays:

     His body sprouts fingers thicker than carrots. They grip me knobbily. He rocks back and forth like a leaky old boat shakes on the ocean.