Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wambly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: wambly
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Shaky, unsteady, dizzy, queasy, nauseous.

Example Sentences

""[…]Come ben the house to a bit whisky. Ye're fair wambly wi' the fright o't.” I went shaking into the house with him,[…]."
"She needs explaining, Markham—and a dashed lot of it.—And Rex, with his projecting parietals and his wambly body and his periodic fits."
"1989, Down East, The Magazine of Maine, Volume 35, Issues 6-11, page 8, The food is as good as people deserve who are willing to eat in such restaurants. Their menus are designed not to offend even the most wambly of tourists."

Etymology

From wamble + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: wamble

Inflected Forms

wamblier (comparative) wambliest (superlative)

Derived Forms

wambliness

Frequently Paired Words

wamble

Synonyms

wimbly-wambly

Questions

What does wambly mean?: Shaky, unsteady, dizzy, queasy, nauseous.
Where does wambly come from?: From wamble + -y.

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