ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Shackly

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Shackly is an adjective meaning (UK, US, colloquial, dated) Shaky, rickety, ramshackle.

Meaning

(UK, US, colloquial, dated) Shaky, rickety, ramshackle.

More Meanings

  1. (dialectal) Loose-jointed, shambling.

Example Sentences

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

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include ramshackly, shacky, shacklike, shickery, shaky, shoogly.

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