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quaky

[ kwey-kee ]
/ ˈkweɪ ki /
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adjective, quak·i·er, quak·i·est.

tending to quake; shaky or tremulous.

Words related to quaky

aquiver, quivering, quivery, shaky, shivery, tremulant, twittery, wobbly, palpitating, quavering, shivering, trembling

Words nearby quaky

quakerly, quaking, quaking aspen, quaking bog, quaking grass, quaky, quale, qualifiable, qualification, qualificator, qualified

Origin of quaky

First recorded in 1860–65; quake + -y1

OTHER WORDS FROM quaky

quak·i·ly, adverbquak·i·ness, noun
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Examples from the Web for quaky

  • "Like treading among the stars," he said, with a quaky laugh.

    Sons and Lovers|David Herbert Lawrence

  • Quaky about tomorrow; sermon unprepared; meant to have had afternoon to self, but quite impossible.

    Woman's Endurance|A.D.L.

  • An Odic Force, as the present quaky period calls it, permeated doubtless from the Master hand.

    Perlycross|R. D. Blackmore

British Dictionary definitions for quaky

quaky
/ (ˈkweɪkɪ) /

adjective quakier or quakiest

inclined to quake; shaky; tremulous

Derived forms of quaky

quakily, adverbquakiness, noun
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