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Adjective: nubbly  núb-lee
  1. Of textiles; having a rough surface
    "a sweater knitted of nubbly homespun yarns"; "a sweater knitted of nubbly slubbed yarns"; "a sweater knitted of nubbly tweedy yarns"
    - homespun, nubby, slubbed, tweedy

See also: nubble, rough, unsmooth