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shaky

[ shey-kee ]
/ ˈʃeɪ ki /
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adjective, shak·i·er, shak·i·est.

tending to shake or tremble.
trembling; tremulous.
liable to break down or give way; insecure; not to be depended upon: a shaky bridge.
wavering, as in allegiance: His loyalty, always shaky, was now nonexistent.

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Words related to shaky

uncertainty, oscillation, fluctuation, immaturity, hesitation, inconsistency, insecurity, pliancy, disquiet, unsteadiness, wavering, inquietude, alternation, vacillation, fluidity, weakness, precariousness, irresolution, frailty, volatility

Words nearby shaky

shakspere, shakta, shakti, shaktism, shakuntala, shaky, shakyamuni, shalach manoth, shale, shale oil, shall

Origin of shaky

First recorded in 1695–1705; shake + -y1

OTHER WORDS FROM shaky

shak·i·ly, adverbshak·i·ness, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for shakiness

shaky
/ (ˈʃeɪkɪ) /

adjective shakier or shakiest

tending to shake or tremble
liable to prove defective; unreliable
uncertain or questionableyour arguments are very shaky

Derived forms of shaky

shakily, adverbshakiness, noun
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