Wobbly - English meaning

noun

A false shirt front.

Usage examples:

A white dicky with a black string bow tie

adjective

(of a part of the body, a structure, or a device) not strong, healthy, or functioning reliably.

Usage examples:

A pianist with a dicky heart

adjective

Weak, especially in health, and likely to fail or suffer from problems

Usage examples:

Dicky heart grandad's got a dicky heart.

adjective

Insubstantial and easily damaged.

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A flimsy barrier

noun

A document, especially a copy, made on very thin paper.

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Credit-card flimsies

adjective

(of material) very thin, or (of a structure or object) badly made and weak, and therefore easily broken or destroyed

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A flimsy dress, a flimsy building, they convicted the defendant on very flimsy evidence.

adjective

(of a person) weak and delicate.

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His small, frail body

noun

A woman.

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Cosmetic manufacturers will never go out of business because the frails will always want to look li…

adjective

Physically weak, or easily damaged, broken, or harmed

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He’s always in frail health., the shirt is old and frail, and the threads look ready to part.

adjective

Not firm or fixed; liable to give way or break.

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An insecure footbridge

adjective

(of people) lacking confidence and doubting their own abilities

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Eleanor was shy and insecure as a child., the stairs seemed kind of rickety and insecure.

adjective

Not securely held or in position; dangerously likely to fall or collapse.

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A precarious ladder

adjective

In danger because not firmly fixed; likely to fall or suffer harm

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I climbed onto a precarious platform to get a better view., the vase was precariously perched on a …

adjective

(of a structure or piece of equipment) poorly made and likely to collapse.

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We went carefully up the rickety stairs

adjective

Consisting or full of rock or rocks.

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A rocky crag above the village

adjective

Difficult or uncertain

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Their season got off to a rocky start with three straight losses., a rocky path

adjective

Shaking or trembling.

Usage examples:

She managed a shaky laugh

adjective

Feeling upset

Usage examples:

This was my fourth time in a plane, but i still felt shaky., it was a shaky marriage from the start…

adjective

Not in good condition or likely to fail

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The government is taking these steps to try to improve the country's shaky economy., too many mortg…

adjective

Long or tall and thin.

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Spindly arms and legs

adjective

(of a person) emotionally or mentally disturbed.

Usage examples:

She considered him to be mentally unbalanced and dangerous

verb

Make (someone or something) unsteady so that they tip or fall.

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The door almost unbalanced him by swinging open

adjective

Not level or smooth.

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The floors are cracked and uneven

adjective

Not safe; dangerous.

Usage examples:

Drinking water in some areas may be unsafe

adjective

Dangerous, or at risk

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The bridge is closed because it’s unsafe., carol feels unsafe in planes.

adjective

Likely to give way; not stable.

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The unstable cliff tops

adjective

Not firm and therefore not strong, safe, or likely to last

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It is a poor and politically unstable country., he’s emotionally unstable – you never know how he’l…

adjective

Liable to fall or shake; not steady in position.

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He was very unsteady on his feet

adjective

Moving or changing, or not firm

Usage examples:

She’s been sick, and she’s still a bit unsteady on her feet.

adjective

Not straight; crooked or askew.

Usage examples:

You have a wonky nose and a crooked mouth

adjective

Having or characterized by an enthusiastic or excessive interest in the specialized details of a particular subject or field, especially political policy.

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Wonky political junkies who spend saturday afternoons commenting on blogs

adjective

Weak, unsatisfactory, or not firm

Usage examples:

One of the legs on this chair is a bit wonky., he may have to stop playing tennis because of his wo…