wobbly
pronunciation
How to pronounce wobbly in British English:
UK [ˈwɒbli]
How to pronounce wobbly in American English:
US [ˈwɑbli]
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- Adjective:
- inclined to shake as from weakness or defect
Word Origin
- Wobbly (n.)
- 1914, member of Industrial Workers of the World (I.W.W.). Probably some sort of elaboration of the W aspect of the acronym.
- wobbly (adj.)
- 1849, wabbly; see wobble (v.) + -ly (1). Form with -o- is from 1851. Related: Wobbliness.
Example
- 1. China 's wobbly legal system is also to blame .
- 2. She reluctantly bailed out wobbly members of the euro zone .
- 3. But india 's already wobbly economy is likely to suffer .
- 4. The first is of losing control of damascus , the increasingly wobbly capital .
- 5. Europe will be divided between a solid centre of its euro zone and a wobbly periphery .