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quaky

American  
[kway-kee] / ˈkweɪ ki /

adjective

quakier, quakiest
  1. tending to quake; shaky or tremulous.


quaky British  
/ ˈkweɪkɪ /

adjective

  1. inclined to quake; shaky; tremulous

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of quaky

First recorded in 1860–65; quake + -y 1


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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

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

From Sons and Lovers by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence

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 Bessie Marchant

It was kind of quaky, too, I admit, going along, getting nearer and nearer all the time.

From Deep Moat Grange by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett

Arequipa has been thrice destroyed by earthquakes and is indeed considered the quakiest spot on earth.

From Ranching, Sport and Travel by Thomas Carson

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