"shackly" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more shackly [comparative], most shackly [superlative]
Etymology: Probably from dialectal shackle (“to shake, rattle”) + -y. Etymology templates: {{af|en|shackle|-y|t1=to shake, rattle}} shackle (“to shake, rattle”) + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} shackly (comparative more shackly, superlative most shackly)
  1. (UK, US, colloquial, dated) Shaky, rickety, ramshackle. Tags: UK, US, colloquial, dated
    Sense id: en-shackly-en-adj-R8CshfFu Categories (other): American English, British English, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 48 52
  2. (dialectal) Loose-jointed, shambling. Tags: dialectal
    Sense id: en-shackly-en-adj-vVWvMNe7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 88
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