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   wobbly

   /ˈwɒbəli/

   adjective

   • 1. tending to move unsteadily from side to side: "the car had a wobbly wheel" Similar unsteadyunstableshakyrockyricketyflimsyfrailspindlyunsafeprecariousinsecureunevenunbalancedinformal:teeterywonkydickyOpposite stablesteady
   • ▪ (of a person) weak and unsteady from illness, tiredness, or anxiety: "she still felt a bit wobbly on her legs" Similar shakytremblingshakingtremulousquiveringquiverydodderyunsteadyinformal:tremblyfaintdizzylight-headedgiddyweakweak-kneedweak at the kneesquiveryunsteadygroggymuzzyinformal:tremblyall of a trembleall of a quiverlike jellywith rubbery legswoozyrare:vertiginous
   • ▪ uncertain, wavering, or insecure: "the evening got off to a wobbly start"
   • ▪ (of a person or voice) tending to move out of tone or slightly vary in pitch: "a wobbly soprano"
   • ▪ (of a line or handwriting) not straight or regular.

   noun

   • 1. a fit of temper or panic: informal British "my daughter threw a wobbly when I wouldn't let her play"
   • ▪ a fit of panic: informal British "the driver was having an attack of the wobblies"

   Derivatives

   • 1. wobbliness noun

   Scrabble Points: 16

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     4

   • O

     1

   • B

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   • B

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   • L

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   • Y

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