quaky
Americanadjective
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Some said "The Kid" had been overworked by the turnstile-wooing Indians; others said he had become quaky on his pinnacle of fame.
From Time Magazine Archive
Elsey saved a couple of papers with the President's signature; firm, strong in 1942, quaky and feeble by 1945.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was kind of quaky, too, I admit, going along, getting nearer and nearer all the time.
From Deep Moat Grange by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)
Presently I saw someone coming towards me mounted on a jolly fine horse, and I felt quaky from my hat right down to my boots.
From The Adventurous Seven Their Hazardous Undertaking by Marchant, Bessie
"Like treading among the stars," he said, with a quaky laugh.
From Sons and Lovers by Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert)
Arequipa has been thrice destroyed by earthquakes and is indeed considered the quakiest spot on earth.
From Ranching, Sport and Travel by Carson, Thomas
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