rickety (s)
shaky (s)
wobbly (s)
wonky (s)

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type s
lex_filenum 00
def inclined to shake as from weakness or defect
examples a rickety table
a wobbly chair with shaky legs
the ladder felt a little wobbly
the bridge still stands though one of the arches is wonky
Outgoing links
Similar to unstable
Derivationally related form wobbly → wobble
Derivationally related form shaky → shake
Derivationally related form shaky → shakiness
Derivationally related form rickety → ricketiness
Incoming links
Similar to unstable
Derived from adjective shakily → shaky
Derivationally related form shake → shaky
Derivationally related form ricketiness → rickety
Derivationally related form wobble → wobbly
Derivationally related form shakiness → shaky

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