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• wobbly — index insubstantial, nonsubstantial (not sturdy) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• Wobbly — 1914, member of Industrial Workers of the World (I.W.W.). Probably some sort of elaboration of the W aspect of the acronym …   Etymology dictionary

• wobbly — [adj] shaky fluctuant, insecure, precarious, rattletrap, rickety, rocky, teetering, tottering, unbalanced, uneven, unsafe, unstable, unsteady, unsure, vacillating, wavering, wavy, weak, wiggling; concept 488 Ant. stable, steady, unshaky …   New thesaurus

• wobbly — ► ADJECTIVE (wobblier, wobbliest) 1) tending to wobble. 2) weak and unsteady from illness, tiredness, or anxiety. 3) uncertain or insecure. ► NOUN Brit. informal ▪ a fit of temper or panic. DERIVATIVES …   English terms dictionary

• Wobbly — ☆ Wobbly [wäb′lē ] n. pl. wobblies [< ?] [Old Informal] a member of the Industrial Workers of the World, an international, revolutionary industrial union founded in Chicago in 1905 …   English World dictionary

• wobbly — [wäb′lē] adj. wobblier, wobbliest inclined to wobble; shaky wobbliness n …   English World dictionary

• wobbly — [[t]wɒ̱bli[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Something that is wobbly moves unsteadily from side to side. I was sitting on a wobbly plastic chair. ...a wobbly green jelly. ...wobbly teeth. 2) ADJ GRADED If you feel wobbly or if your legs feel wobbly, you feel… …   English dictionary

• wobbly — I UK [ˈwɒblɪ] / US [ˈwɑblɪ] adjective Word forms wobbly : adjective wobbly comparative wobblier superlative wobbliest 1) a) moving from side to side in a way that is not steady a wobbly chair/table/wheel b) not held firmly in place a wobbly tooth …   English dictionary

• wobbly — wob|bly1 [ˈwɔbli US ˈwa: ] adj 1.) moving unsteadily from side to side ▪ a wobbly table 2.) informal if you or your legs feel wobbly, you feel weak and unable to keep your balance = ↑shaky 3.) a wobbly voice is weak and shakes, especially because …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• wobbly — wob|bly [ wabli ] adjective 1. ) moving from side to side in a way that is not steady: a wobbly chair/table/wheel a ) not held firmly in place: a wobbly tooth 2. ) feeling weak and having trouble standing or walking, especially because you are… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English