lubberly

adjective

Definition of lubberlynext
as in wobbly

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  1. wobbly
  2. lumbering
  3. shambling
  4. unsteady
Adjective
  • One of the primary question marks around Costco in recent quarters has been slowing membership growth rates and wobbly renewal trends.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Privately, even with layoffs looming once the companies are merged, the ambitious Democrats were wobbly kneed in this corporate game of chicken that MAGA-friendly Ellison would leave them holding the bag jut before the midterms.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 24 Sep. 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
  • When Latif’s wife dies, he’s immediately forced to tamp down on the instincts that have provided for his family and wade unsteady into a world of bottles, transport, and dinner time.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2026
  • But, fighting Parkinson’s disease, his body was visibly unsteady on that July night.
    — Nicole Bennett, AJC.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of unsteady
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