pebbly

adjective

Definition of pebblynext
as in jagged
not having a level or smooth surface a jerky ride on a pebbly road the rubber handles have a pebbly texture that makes them easier to grip when they are wet

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pebbly
  1. jagged
  2. uneven
  3. rugged
  4. rough
Adjective
  • She had been beaten so savagely with a golf club belonging to a set in the Skakel house that the club snapped and the killer used a jagged piece to stab her through the neck.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 26 Dec. 2024
  • The picture depicts a bustling market of shoppers and vendors, with a jagged line reminiscent of those on graphs winding through the stalls.
    Leslie Katz, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of jagged
Adjective
  • One thing that stands out to me is the federal government’s seeming use of fear, confusion and uncertainty—combined with very nuanced language—to target individuals, agencies and companies who, in many cases, have been trying to do the right thing by leveling the uneven playing field of the past.
    Doug Melville, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Injuries have contributed to Canning’s uneven career.
    Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of uneven
Adjective
  • The West Coast Fishing Club is loved for serving as a rugged haven on British Columbia’s remote ancestral and unceded territory of the Haida Nation in Haida Gwaii, surrounded by dramatic coastal landscapes and teeming with wildlife.
    Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The Dakota boots are armored in waterproof rubber and have a rugged outsole, so trudging through sleet and snow is no issue.
    Emily Weaver, People.com, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of rugged
Adjective
  • For key factors, such as tenure and years of experience, companies frequently rely on rough estimates from HR.
    Lyssa Hansard, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The most common model in the United States was the highly successful iTunes Store, which allowed listeners to purchase both albums and single tracks, abiding by a rough dollar-per-song value inherited from the age of LPs and CDs.
    Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of rough
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“Pebbly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pebbly. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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