WAVERY Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

wavery

adjective

Definition of wavery

as in wobbly

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Adjective

Leatherman uses the example of tightening a screw on a wobbly picnic table to tie the bit tool into the Picnic theme, but the implement really seems far handier for EDC purposes than for serving or eating meals in the great outdoors.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2026
The relentless Karlaftis didn’t record the Chiefs’ first sack of the game, but got enough of Kirk Cousins’ right arm to create a wobbly pass intercepted by Xavier Nwankpa.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of wobbly

Adjective

Despite the Cougars’ shaky start, with all that Pac-12 prestige, exposure and, importantly, financial income under both teams’ belts, does either have an inherent advantage over the conference’s newcomers?

— Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 22 Oct. 2026
The Glee reboot should pepper the series with some fun cameos from beloved characters, many of whom got cast in the later shakier seasons, as well as some of the most fun guest stars.

— Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of shaky

Adjective

Winding through arid basins and rocky mountain passes, the road to the Adelanto ICE Processing Center climbs to 2,500 feet before opening into the vast expanses of the Mojave high desert.

— Aarne Heikkila, NBC news, 26 Oct. 2026
First-year head coach Ryan Silverfield has had a rocky start before getting that win.

— PJ Green October 26, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of rocky

Adjective

Nithya Raman was working the beer taps, refilling the glasses of tipsy patrons during a campaign stop at Tom Bergin’s Irish pub in the Fairfax District.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
The filmmakers forgot to give her an arc, and so she is reduced to tipsy comic relief in a bad wig.

— Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of tipsy

Adjective

His eclectic back catalog is more like a pick’n’mix of Swedish candy, filled with syrupy electro-pop and wonky and soulful house.

— Harry Thorfinn-George, Pitchfork, 22 Oct. 2026
Small business owners are being held up by other wonky processes at the city’s Zoning Board of Appeals, which decides whether beauty and nail salons, barber shops, tattoo parlors and outdoor patios can be built.

— A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of wonky

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