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
  • Even that sounds dismissive like Flynn is some doddering old man.
    — Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 22 Mar. 2025
  • 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
Definition of doddering
Adjective
  • Join 1 other in the comments View Comments The tariffs in place and the uncertainty from the ones Trump has yet to announce have already dragged down the US economy at a precarious time, when a growing share of consumers are struggling financially.
    — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2025
  • Boston Fire Department officials said in the same news conference that the driver was stuck in a precarious position inside of the truck’s cab.
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025
Definition of precarious
Adjective
  • In place of lockdowns, the statement contended, the nation could simply let infections spread among most of the population while the old and infirm remained in relative isolation.
    — Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Responding to a question from Newsweek, Adams shared three strategies for hospitals and health care providers working to effectively communicate public health information in a second Trump term, one with an infirm position on vaccines and possible cuts to major health care programs.
    — Dan Perry, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of infirm
Adjective
  • Children who sense that a parent is always worried feel insecure, from a very young age.
    — Joan Didion, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
  • According to research, this involves an overwhelming desire to merge with another person while feeling deeply insecure about the relationship.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Definition of insecure
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“Jiggly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jiggly. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.

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