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hobbly

hobbly adjective: uneven, rugged.

Adjective

hobbly (comparative more hobbly, superlative most hobbly)

  1. uneven, rugged
  2. hobbling, walking with a hobble (unbalanced tread).

Forms of hobbly

comparativemore hobbly
superlativemost hobbly

Origin of hobbly

From hobble + -y.

Words that rhyme with hobbly

Questions about hobbly

What does hobbly mean?
Hobbly means uneven, rugged.
What part of speech is hobbly?
Hobbly is an adjective.

Words near hobbly in the dictionary

  1. hobbletehoy
  2. hobbletehoys
  3. hobbling
  4. hobblingly
  5. hobblings
  6. hobbly
  7. hobbock
  8. hobbocks
  9. Hobbs
  10. Hobbsian
  11. hobby

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