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   Shak·y

   /ˈSHākē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. shaking or trembling: "she managed a shaky laugh" Similar tremblingshakingtremulousquiveringquiveryunsteadywobblyweakquaveryinformal:tremblyfaintdizzylightheadedgiddyweakweak-kneedweak at the kneeswobblyquiveryunsteadygroggymuzzyinformal:tremblyall of a trembleall of a quiverwith rubbery legswoozyrare:vertiginousOpposite steady
   • ▪ unstable because of poor construction or heavy use: "a cracked, dangerously shaky table" Similar unsteadyunstablewobblyprecariousrockyricketyflimsyfraildecrepitramshackledilapidatedon its last legsinformal:teeterywonkydickyOpposite stable
   • ▪ not safe or reliable; liable to fail or falter: "thoroughly shaky evidence" Similar falteringunsteadyuncertaintentativewobblywobblingtotteringtotteryteeteringdodderingdodderyshakingstaggeringunreliableuntrustworthyquestionabledubiousdoubtfultenuoussuspectunsubstantialflimsyweaknebulousunsoundundependableunsupportedunsubstantiatedungroundedunfoundedinformal:iffydodgyOpposite soundstrong

   Derivatives

   • 1. shakily adverb
   • 2. shakiness noun

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