nodular

[noj-uh-ler] / ˈnɒdʒ ə lər /

ADJECTIVE

rough

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bumpy choppy coarse fuzzy harsh rocky rugged

STRONG

bearded broken chapped disheveled jagged ridged ruffled sharp tangled tousled wrinkled

WEAK

asperous brambly bristly bushy cragged craggy cross-grained hairy knobby knotty not smooth scabrous scraggy shaggy stony tufted unequal unfinished unlevel unshaven unshorn woolly wrinkly

Antonyms

STRONGEST

calm courteous easy flat gentle mild nice polite refined smooth soft sophisticated

STRONG

neat ordered unwrinkled

WEAK

accurate complete definite even level moderate polished precise regular temperate

Example Sentences

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For example, when given the ICD-9-CM description "nodular prostate without urinary obstruction," GPT-4 generated a code for "nodular prostate," showcasing its comparatively nuanced understanding of medical terminology.

From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2024

I had stage three malignant nodular melanoma - the most aggressive form of skin cancer.

From BBC • Aug. 11, 2022

The team announced June 8 that Hal had been diagnosed with nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma.

From Reuters • Oct. 17, 2018

The cause was complications of nodular melanoma, said Mark Hosler, another founding member of the band.

From New York Times • Apr. 27, 2016

The free microscleres consist as a rule of several or many shafts meeting together in several or many planes at a common centre, which is usually nodular.

From Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa by Annandale, Nelson

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