Shackly

adj, slang

adj, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Shaky, rickety, ramshackle. UK, US, colloquial, dated

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

  2. 2
    Loose-jointed, shambling. dialectal

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rickety

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

Etymology

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

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