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Shaky

Shaky Meaning & Definition
Shaky Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Shaky?

[adj] not secure; beset with difficulties; "a shaky marriage"
[adj] inclined to shake as from weakness or defect; "a rickety table"; "a wobbly chair with shaky legs"; "the ladder felt a little wobbly"; "the bridge still stands though one of the arches is wonky"
[adj] vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze; "a quaking bog"; "the quaking child asked for more"; "quivering leaves of a poplar tree"; "with shaking knees"; "seemed shaky on her feet"; "sparkling light from the shivering crystals of the chandelier"; "trembling hands"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Shaky: insecure | precarious | quaking | quivering | rickety | shaking | shivering | trembling | unsafe | unstable | unsteady | wobbly | wonky

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Shaky In Webster's Dictionary

\Shak"y\, a. [Compar. {Shakier}; superl. {Shakiest}.] 1. Shaking or trembling; as, a shaky spot in a marsh; a shaky hand. --Thackeray. 2. Full of shakes or cracks; cracked; as, shaky timber. --Gwilt. 3. Easily shaken; tottering; unsound; as, a shaky constitution; shaky business credit. [Colloq.]

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