lubberly

adjective

Definition of lubberlynext
as in wobbly

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  1. wobbly
  2. lumbering
  3. shambling
  4. unsteady
Adjective
  • Balance is a game changer at any age The idea that balance is only important for wobbly seniors, however, is a stereotype.
    — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Costarring Olivia Wilde, Ray Romano, and Juno Temple, Vinyl was admittedly a little wobbly in those first 10 episodes, which were propped up by compelling performances and a premise filled with potential (and mountains of cocaine).
    — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of wobbly
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  • 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
  • As would be feeling unsteady on your feet or being overly concerned with falling.
    — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • But as Saint Laurent begins to make his unsteady way out of the banquet hall, Bergé rushes to his side, to help him.
    — Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of unsteady
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