wobbly
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3.6
- adjective
- /ˈwɑːbli/
:
tambaleante
- The toddler took her first steps, looking wobbly but determined.
So you're correct in that civil rights are a little wobbly in certain respects, right?
- So you're correct in that civil rights are a little wobbly in certain respects, right?
- OK, let's start with the wobbly glass.
- And that bowl on the top, it is fairly wobbly.
Examples
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It was walking around all confident, but in a wobbly sort of way.
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After a moment, she gets up on wobbly legs and opens the door.
Fiction book (1995) -
I felt kind of more wobbly than normal in my low back.
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OK, let's start with the wobbly glass.
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You look a bit wobbly.
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His weight shifts on the wobbly chair, and it goes out from under him.
Fiction book (1994) -
I had to lean against the door, due to a wobbly quality in my legs.
Fiction book (1994) -
It definitely is a little wobbly, wobbly side to side and wobbly front to back.
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"I've got to get out of here," she said, her legs wobbly when she stood.
Fiction book (1997) -
Their marriage was loud and wobbly, set loose in a farmhouse without close neighbors.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
80
4.4
Not steady and likely to change, fail, or fall
59
2.1
Not steady and trembling, often from fear, cold, or tiredness
18
5.9
Unstable and likely to fall, like an old chair or bridge
16
3.3
Not firm or balanced and likely to fall
9
3.0
Something that moves in an unsteady way with sudden bumps
8
7.5
Unsteady and likely to fall over easily
6
7.7
Not steady or straight and likely to wobble
5
4.4
Soft and wobbly like a pudding that moves with small quick shakes
1
8.4
Unsteady and shaky because of weakness or old age
1
6.7
The parts of something move easily when they are not held together firmly
1
4.9
Unsteady and likely to fall to one side
1
8.0
Soft ground that moves or sinks easily
Unsteady and moving because of weakness or old age
Shaky and likely to fall over when you touch it
Moving or looking unsteady and slightly shaking
To move quickly back and forth or up and down, making things tremble
Likely to wobble or break, like a weak chair
Is not steady and likely to fall or roll
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Idioms
How Wobbly
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Morphology
Etymology
Wobbly comes from the simple verb wobble, a word that copies the shaky sound of something moving side to side, and the ending -y means 'having that quality'. So, something wobbly is 'unsteady' and likely to move or shake from side to side.