Definitions
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
Characteristic of ashipwreck . - adjective figuratively
Weak ,feeble ;shaky .
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
shipwreck + -y
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word shipwrecky.
Examples
-
But down below he is not so good by any means — no spring from the loins, and feeblish, not to say shipwrecky, about the knees.
Tom Brown's Schooldays Hughes, Thomas, 1822-1896 1971
-
But down below he is not so good by any means; no spring from the loins, and feebleish, not to say shipwrecky, about the knees.
Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 5 Charles Herbert Sylvester
-
South Sea Islands sound nice and shipwrecky, don't you think so? "
Cricket at the Seashore Elizabeth Weston Timlow 1896
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.