jiggly

adjective

Definition of jigglynext
as in rickety

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  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
  • 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
  • Once upon a time, a doddering old man spoke of a dream about a united city in this empire’s capital, where every man, woman, and child could walk its streets and live a good life regardless of their patrician or plebeian birthright.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of doddering
Adjective
  • For eons, gay men (and their enablers) have been passing down misinformation about something that is admittedly precarious, yet more simple than it's made out to be.
    Fran Tirado, Them, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Yes, but: Republicans' control of Congress beginning in January will be precarious.
    Scott Rosenberg, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024
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
  • The residents of the Southern Tier of New York will get no revenue from their natural gas bounty, and the residents of the New York City metropolitan region will continue to have an insecure supply of power.
    Daniel Markind, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Part of the fixation on cultural algorithms is a product of the insecure position in which cultural gatekeepers find themselves.
    T.M. Brown, The Atlantic, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of insecure
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