jiggly

adjective

Definition of jigglynext
as in rickety

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jiggly
  1. rickety
  2. doddering
  3. precarious
  4. infirm
  5. insecure
Adjective
  • Griff's was a cozy space inside with a small, rickety wooden patio in the front and a larger one in the back.
    Brianna Griff, Chron, 13 Jan. 2023
  • Instead of rickety outdoor patios with plastic partitions, diners mostly ate in dining rooms.
    Nick Kindelsperger, Chicago Tribune, 28 Dec. 2022
Definition of rickety
Adjective
  • All this time, a smiling, doddering old man in a tuxedo had been ambling about, tending to guests and waiting on tables.
    Youmna Melhem Chamieh, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Their journey of friendship and rivalry is the emotional core of a story that is startlingly political, a leap made effectively by Jeff Goldblum’s dodgy, smarmy and doddering Wizard, who’s ably assisted by the darkly dangerous aide de camp Michelle Yeoh.
    Steven Gaydos, Variety, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of doddering
Adjective
  • What transpires is likely a heart-wrenching, multi-branching story of precarious life in the capitalist ruins of outer space, told with the kind of literary flair that Damian Martin has made their calling card in recent years.
    Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The blaze quickly jumped across Palisades Drive according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection — leaving many trying to evacuate in a precarious and chaotic situation.
    Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of precarious
Adjective
  • The patients, many aged and infirm, have been besieging lawmakers with meetings, calls and emails, pressing them to pass the Supplemental Oxygen Access Reform, or SOAR, Act by the end of the year.
    Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 16 Dec. 2024
  • However, unless the patient/resident is so infirm that he or she can’t be moved, nothing prevents a son, daughter or grandchild from taking their relative OUT for a nice brunch, lunch or dinner.
    Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of infirm
Adjective
  • Over the past four years, Netanyahu clearly has had reason to feel insecure about his relationship with Trump.
    Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 15 Jan. 2025
  • But multiple rounds of layoffs and a messy pandemic recovery have left workers feeling more insecure.
    Scott Rosenberg, Axios, 11 Jan. 2025
Definition of insecure
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