shaky
adjective
tending to shake or tremble.
shakier
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comparativeof shaky.comparative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating a greater degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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The move lower followed stock gains of more than 20% so far this year for the chain, after investors bet on a big rebound following shakier sales trends over the past few years.
From MarketWatch ● May 20, 2026
Last week’s Treasury auctions were shakier than usual.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026
The same could be said of Lesli Margherita’s Mrs. Lovett, the proprietor of a filthy and failing Fleet Street pie shop, but it’s a shakier case.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 3, 2026
But pinning hopes for those gains on retail investors is shakier.
From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026
He always looked kind of nervous, but he appeared even shakier than usual.
From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty
