# shackly

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. Shaky, rickety, ramshackle.
2. Loose-jointed, shambling.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/shackly