Meaning

2 senses
  1. (UK, US, colloquial, dated)Shaky, rickety, ramshackle.

  2. (dialectal)Loose-jointed, shambling.

Origin

Probably from dialectal shackle (“to shake, rattle”) + -y.

Probably from dialectal shackle (“to shake, rattle”) + -y.

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Forms

more shackly, most shackly
Comparativemore shackly Lesson
Superlativemost shackly Lesson

regular

See also

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