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adj
Unsteady and tending to wobble.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: precarious, rickety, shaky, tottering, unsafe, unstable, unsteady
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Alternative spelling of Wobbly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
A wobbler; a fit of rage; a tantrum.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, colloquial
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Synonyms: tantrum, catfit, conniption, conniption fit, dummy spit, headfit, hissy, hissy fit, meltdown, melty, paddy, shit fit, snit fit, wobbler, wobbly
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A member of the Industrial Workers of the World, a militant, radical labor union.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: Wob
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
inclined to shake as from weakness or defect
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: rickety, shaky, wonky
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a member of the Industrial Workers of the World
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: radical
History
From wobble + -y.
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Across languages
20 source translations are retained for this English entry.
