I. adjective
also wab·bly -b(ə)lē, -li ; or wob·ble·dy -bəldē, -di
( -er/-est )
Etymology: wobbledy from wobbled (past participle of wobble ) + -y
1. : inclined to shake, sway, or quaver unsteadily : wavering or trembling uncertainly (as from wear or fatigue) : shaky
a wobbly chair
a wobbly government
felt a little wobbly when he saw all the people — R.C.Wood
wobbly handwriting
2. : given to vacillation or inclined to vacillate : fluctuating, irresolute , uncertain , doubtful
after a very wobbly introduction, he writes with vigor and clarity — New Statesman & Nation
sound way of bolstering wobbly foreign economies — Time
the statistics were a bit wobbly — good round figures not exempt from the suspicion of exaggeration — G.B.Munson
II. noun
( -es )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: origin unknown
: a member of the Industrial Workers of the World
life was real and … earnest for the Wobblies of yesteryear — John Cournos