knucklesome
adj/ˈnʌkəlsəm/
Etymology From knuckle + -some.
1
Characterised or marked by knuckle(s); knuckly.
Literal and figurative
- He was wearing his high school ring, a Florida ring, an ugly garnet stone with a turd shape engraved on it—a manatee, the high school mascot— which caused Kiwi to look down at his own naked, knucklesome fingers in alarm.2011, Karen Russell, Swamplandia!:
- It was in my early non-league days at Hayes, Wycombe Wanderers and Hendon where I learned my more knucklesome trade.2015, Dave Bassett, Wally Downes, The Crazy Gang: