WOBBLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Wobbly mean? 

• WOBBLY (noun)
  The noun WOBBLY has 1 sense:

1. a member of the Industrial Workers of the World

  Familiarity information: WOBBLY used as a noun is very rare.

• WOBBLY (adjective)
  The adjective WOBBLY has 1 sense:

1. inclined to shake as from weakness or defect

  Familiarity information: WOBBLY used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WOBBLY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A member of the Industrial Workers of the World

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Wobbly" is a kind of...):

radical (a person who has radical ideas or opinions)

• WOBBLY (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Inclined to shake as from weakness or defect

Synonyms:

rickety; shaky; wobbly; wonky

Context example:

the bridge still stands though one of the arches is wonky

Similar:

unstable (lacking stability or fixity or firmness)

Derivation:

wobble (an unsteady rocking motion)