lubberly

adjective

Definition of lubberlynext
as in wobbly

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  1. wobbly
  2. lumbering
  3. shambling
  4. unsteady
Adjective
  • Membership trends, which have shown slowing growth and wobbly renewal rates, will be the big watch item when Costco reports the first quarter of its new 2027 fiscal year, or the November quarter.
    — Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Somebody pulled out a glazier's knife and, with a soft screeee-pop, cut a wobbly circle out of the correct window.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of wobbly
Adjective
  • The Cubs players continued to taunt Ruth at every opportunity, and a big one came their way in the bottom of the fourth inning when Jurges slashed a sinking liner into right field and the lumbering, top-heavy Babe muffed a shoestring catch.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 June 2026
Definition of lumbering
Adjective
  • With almost no plan, Sonny makes a shambling attempt at an armed robbery, only to end up trapped in the bank with the manager and five female tellers as his hostages.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 31 Mar. 2026
  • One rarely gains a sense of what people look like (beyond the son’s bulky physique and shambling movements, in which the mother ‘caught a flash of her brother’).
    — Dan Sheehan, Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
Definition of shambling
Adjective
  • Police said her breath reportedly smelled of alcohol, her speech was slightly slurred, her eyes were bloodshot, and her balance was unsteady.
    — Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026
  • At their meeting, Karmitz noticed that Zvyagintsev’s gait was still unsteady.
    — Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of unsteady
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