dwaible

adjective

dwai·​ble

ˈdwābəl

variants or less commonly dwaibly

-bli

or dweeble

ˈdwēbəl

chiefly Scottish

: feeble and shaky : unstable

I would just be a hindrance with my dwaible legs

—John Buchan

Word History

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