wobbly
adjective
- prone to wobble
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈwɒb(ə)li/ / /ˈwɑb(ə)li/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree English wobble English -y English wobbly From wobble + -y.
- Unsteady and tending to wobble.
“wobbly bridge”
“wobbly chair”
noun
Etymology: Unknown
- 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.”