"wibbly" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: wibblier [comparative], wibbliest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪbəli Etymology: wibble + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|wibble|y}} wibble + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} wibbly (comparative wibblier, superlative wibbliest)
  1. (British, informal) Wobbly. Tags: British, informal Derived forms: wibbly-wobbly
    Sense id: en-wibbly-en-adj-0~URtAVb Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y

Inflected forms

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