nubbiness

nubbiness
noun
looseness or roughness in texture (as of cloth)
Syn: ↑coarseness, ↑tweediness
Derivationally related forms: ↑tweedy (for: ↑tweediness), ↑nubby, ↑coarse (for: ↑coarseness)
Hypernyms: ↑roughness, ↑raggedness

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