shipwrecky

adj
/ˈʃɪpɹɛki/

Etymology

From shipwreck + -y.

  1. inherited from sċipwræc
  2. inherited from shipwrak
  3. suffixed as shipwrecky — “shipwreck + y

Definitions

  1. Characteristic of a shipwreck.

  2. Weak, feeble

    Weak, feeble; shaky.

    • 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.
    • So there I was, standing by the roadside in pitch darkness with my belongings and shipwrecky knees.

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