wobbly
UK/ˈwɒb(ə)li/US/ˈwɑb(ə)li/
wobbly adjective: unsteady and tending to wobble. Also the alternative spelling of Wobbly.
Adjective
Noun (1)
wobbly (plural wobblies)
- A wobbler; a fit of rage; a tantrum.
- Synonyms:
- tantrum, catfit, conniption, conniption fit, dummy spit, headfit, hissy, hissy fit, meltdown, melty
Noun (2) capitalized: Wobbly
Wobbly (plural Wobblies)
- 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...1929, Dashiell Hammett, chapter 1, in Red Harvest
- I drew myself up taller. I gave a beautiful account of my career with the Wobblies.1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber, published 2003, page 318
- Synonyms:
- Wob
Also used as
wobbly is also the alternative spelling of Wobbly.
Synonyms of wobbly
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Forms of wobbly
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | wobblier |
| superlative | wobbliest |
| Noun | |
| plural | wobblies |
| plural | Wobblies |
| alternative form | wobbly |
Origin of wobbly
From wobble + -y.
Unknown
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Questions about wobbly
- What does wobbly mean?
- Wobbly means unsteady and tending to wobble.
- What part of speech is wobbly?
- Wobbly can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce wobbly?
- Wobbly is pronounced /ˈwɒb(ə)li/ (UK).
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