shackly

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adjective

Shaky, rickety, ramshackle.

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Meanings

adjectiveshackly (comparative more shackly, superlative most shackly)

comparative more shackly · superlative most shackly

  1. UKUScolloquialdatedShaky, rickety, ramshackle.

    when I got to that old shackly brick store by the Temperance Tavern, I backed up agin the wall to have another think.

    1876, Mark Twain, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, page 228
  2. dialectalLoose-jointed, shambling.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
rickety

Origin

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

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APA

shackly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shackly

MLA

“shackly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shackly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shackly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shackly.

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