English Explanatory Dictionary

shackly

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Shaky, rickety, ramshackle.
  2. Loose-jointed, shambling.

Word forms

shackly more shackly most shackly

Etymology

Probably from dialectal shackle (“to shake, rattle”) + -y.

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