shaky
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.
Origin of shaky
1Other words from shaky
- shak·i·ly, adverb
- shak·i·ness, noun
Words Nearby shaky
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How to use shaky in a sentence
Others will reflect the shaky scrawls of a woman who struggled to hold a pen steady.
The incredible story of how 1,700 handwritten cards came from across the world for a group of D.C. hospital workers | Theresa Vargas | January 27, 2021 | Washington PostBeijing might say yes, pointing to the shaky loyalty of the population.
The lawyer who spoke to him that day remembered his voice sounding shaky, his words coming too fast to understand.
It’s an attempt to balance a lot of what the government views as shaky forces.
“He put QR-coded wristbands on each of the chickens” | Katie McLean | December 18, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewEgeland had just visited Um Rakuba, a refugee camp in the eastern part of Sudan, and — over a somewhat shaky connection — he shared what he’d seen there and his concerns about the potential for a deepening catastrophe in the region.
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Never mind that some of the atmospherics are shaky, like the white Christmas, for example.
And even The Lancet and Nature publish their share of shaky studies.
How to Tell When a Scientific Study Is Total B.S. | Russell Saunders | August 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIts addictive “sidebar of shame” catalogues every celebrity roll of fat, fashion faux pas, and shaky early-morning nightclub exit.
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The Supreme Court Must Right the Wrong Done to Billy Wayne Cope | Andrew Cohen | June 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAfter his shaky hosting—sorry gays—Hugh Jackman is indubitably straight.
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Dorothy at Skyrie | Evelyn RaymondIt came at last, not like anything Peter had ever heard, and was more like a howl than a cry, for "shaky; me wants shaky."
The Cromptons | Mary J. HolmesBut he held his tongue, and tried to make up to the little girl her loss of shaky, for whom she cried for days.
The Cromptons | Mary J. HolmesHe was terribly white and shaky, and he seemed to have some difficulty in getting out his words.
The Weight of the Crown | Fred M. WhiteThey grew more shaky and more illegible towards the end, but they were sufficient to make the truth absolutely clear.
The Doctor of Pimlico | William Le Queux
British Dictionary definitions for shaky
/ (ˈʃeɪkɪ) /
tending to shake or tremble
liable to prove defective; unreliable
uncertain or questionable: your arguments are very shaky
Derived forms of shaky
- shakily, adverb
- shakiness, noun
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