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wambliest

wambliest is the superlative form of wambly.

Meaning of wambly

Adjective

wambly (comparative wamblier, superlative wambliest)

  1. (dialectal) Shaky, unsteady, dizzy, queasy, nauseous.
    • "[…]Come ben the house to a bit whisky. Ye're fair wambly wi' the fright o't.”
      I went shaking into the house with him,[…].1911, Lippincott's Monthly Magazine, volume 88, page 482
    Synonyms:
    wimbly-wambly

Questions about wambliest

What is wambliest the superlative form of?
Wambliest is the superlative form of wambly.

Words near wambliest in the dictionary

  1. wamble
  2. wamble-cropped
  3. wambled
  4. wambles
  5. wamblier
  6. wambliest
  7. wambliness
  8. wambling
  9. wamblingly
  10. wamblings
  11. wambly

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