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Grammar : Adj
Spell : wob-lee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈwɒb li



Definition of wobbly

Origin :
  • 1914, member of Industrial Workers of the World (I.W.W.). Probably some sort of elaboration of the W aspect of the acronym.
  • adj shaky
Example sentences :
  • Nor was there gelatine in stock, with which to make a gay-colored, wobbly jelly.
  • Extract from : « The Rich Little Poor Boy » by Eleanor Gates
  • "Go on explaining," said Margery, rocking herself in the now wobbly chair.
  • Extract from : « Once a Week » by Alan Alexander Milne
  • But the trip's just as wobbly as ever for me, riding up here on your shoulder.
  • Extract from : « Starman's Quest » by Robert Silverberg
  • Good-night, said I, going to him to take his hand, for he was too wobbly to have met me halfway.
  • Extract from : « Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905 » by Various
  • He felt sick and weak, as helpless as a blind and wobbly pup.
  • Extract from : « The Fighting Edge » by William MacLeod Raine
  • Please take me out of this wobbly thing; I want to lie on my own bed.
  • Extract from : « The Motor Maids at Sunrise Camp » by Katherine Stokes
  • My word, it was a rickety, wobbly one, and broke down second day.
  • Extract from : « First in the Field » by George Manville Fenn
  • It's the cause of all my troubles, one of the wobbles in my wobbly character.
  • Extract from : « Otherwise Phyllis » by Meredith Nicholson
  • When the wobbly "H" grew to completion they laughed heartily.
  • Extract from : « Hopalong Cassidy's Rustler Round-Up » by Clarence Edward Mulford
  • The wobbly baby must be brought up to become a dove of grace and beauty.
  • Extract from : « Bird Stories » by Edith M. Patch

Synonyms for wobbly

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