shaky

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shaky Definition

• (s) inclined to shake as from weakness or defect; "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"
• (s) vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze; "a quaking bog"; "the quaking child asked for more"; "quivering leaves of a poplar tree"; "with shaking knees"; "seemed shaky on her feet"; "sparklin
• (s) not secure; beset with difficulties; "a shaky marriage"

shaky Synonyms

• precarious
• quaking
• quivering
• rickety
• shaking
• shaky
• shivering
• trembling
• wobbly
• wonky