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wobbly

adjective

  1. prone to wobble
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈwɒb(ə)li/ / /ˈwɑb(ə)li/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English wobble English -y English wobbly From wobble + -y.

  1. Unsteady and tending to wobble.

    wobbly bridge

    wobbly chair

noun

Etymology: Unknown

  1. A member of the Industrial Workers of the World, a militant, radical labor union.

    The gray man didn’t think I had any right to the card I had showed him, nor to the other one I had mentioned. He didn’t think I was a good wobbly. As chief muckademuck of the I. W. W. in Personville, he considered it his duty to get the low-down on me, and to not let himself be pumped about radical affairs while he was doing it.

    I drew myself up taller. I gave a beautiful account of my career with the Wobblies.