Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Wavering; unsteady; shaky; faltering.

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  • adjective Tending to waver; uncertain or hesitant.

Etymologies

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waver +‎ -y

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Examples

  • What’s more, I think as information outlets have increased and as media criticism has turned into a national pastime, serious readers have come to realize that reporters such as Dan and Adam — solid, no-BS, non-partisan shoe-leather guys who ALSO have amazing contacts — are indispensable, especially if you enjoy the kind of wavery, total-BS, very partisan, barfly stylings of folks like me.

    Q&A with Ana Marie Cox: Asking the audience to pay for journalism » Nieman Journalism Lab 2008

  • :) So I am still feeling kind of wavery over it, but we are going to try to conceive as planned.

    sheepdip Diary Entry sheepdip 2003

  • He looks weak and wavery to his enemies, but, even more important, he looks the same way to his own troops.

    A tough message for Obama 2010

  • The wine goblet perched on the top of the desk explains it partly, but her wavery voice explains a little bit more.

    Angry Young Man Chris Lynch 2011

  • He looks weak and wavery to his enemies, but, even more important, he looks the same way to his own troops.

    Archive 2010-01-01 2010

  • Willy scrambled for the .45 somewhere under his feet, jumped up with it, hit his head, yelled Freeze in a wavery voice, saw it was an American soldier, put the gun down, saw he was all in black, laid the gun on him again.

    Babies Terence Cannon 2011

  • I should have known something was wrong as I have taken care of hundreds of dying people as a nurse and their voice gets weak and sounds wavery.

    Heroes or Villains? 2010

  • I wanted to leave, but stayed for the end, and the inevitable song, wavery without accompaniment, in praise of – you guessed – peace.

    Simon Hoggart's week: Teach your children well 2011

  • The wine goblet perched on the top of the desk explains it partly, but her wavery voice explains a little bit more.

    Angry Young Man Chris Lynch 2011

  • The wine goblet perched on the top of the desk explains it partly, but her wavery voice explains a little bit more.

    Angry Young Man Chris Lynch 2011

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