SHAKY as ADJECTIVE

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