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WOBBLY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A member of the Industrial Workers of the World

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Wobbly" is a kind of...):

radical (a person who has radical ideas or opinions)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Inclined to shake as from weakness or defect

Example:

the bridge still stands though one of the arches is wonky

Synonyms:

rickety; shaky; wobbly; wonky

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

unstable (lacking stability or fixity or firmness)

Derivation:

wobble (an unsteady rocking motion)

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