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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This suggests that this rebound might be on shakier footing than what investors witnessed last year following the April tariff tantrum, said Craig Johnson, chief market technician at Piper Sandler.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 15, 2026
But he said they are shakier than in 2008.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 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
It was almost perfect, just a fraction flatter and shakier than Betty Jean’s voice had been, the o’s and ah’s parodies of Betty Jean’s pretentious ones.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
