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shaky - Dictionary definition and meaning for word shaky
Definition
(adj) inclined to shake as from weakness or defect
Definition
(adj) vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze
Definition
(adj) not secure; beset with difficulties
(adj) inclined to shake as from weakness or defect
Example Sentence
- a rickety table
- a wobbly chair with shaky legs
- the ladder felt a little wobbly
- the bridge still stands though one of the arches is wonky
Definition
(adj) vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze
Example Sentence
- a quaking bog
- the quaking child asked for more
- quivering leaves of a poplar tree
- with shaking knees
- seemed shaky on her feet
- sparkling light from the shivering crystals of the chandelier
- trembling hands
Definition
(adj) not secure; beset with difficulties
Synonyms :
precarious
Example Sentence
- a shaky marriage