The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Nobby \Nob"by\, a. [From 2d Nob.]
Stylish; modish; elegant; showy; aristocratic; fashionable.
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[1913 Webster]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
80 Moby Thesaurus words for "nobby":
OK, ace-high, bad, bang-up, bonzer, boss, braw, bully, but good,
chic, classy, clothes-conscious, cool, corking, cosmopolitan,
crackerjack, dandy, dapper, dashing, delicious,
dressed to advantage, dressed to kill, ducky, elegant, exquisite,
fab, fine and dandy, gear, genteel, great, groovy, heavy, hot,
hunky-dory, jam-up, jaunty, just dandy, keen, marvy, mean, natty,
neat, nifty, okay, out of sight, peachy, peachy-keen, posh,
recherche, ripping, ritzy, rum, scrumptious, sharp, slap-up, sleek,
smart, smashing, smug, snazzy, soigne, soignee, solid,
something else, sophisticated, spiffing, spiffy, spruce, stunning,
style-conscious, swank, swanky, swell, tough, tricksy, trig, trim,
well-dressed, well-groomed, wizard