English Explanatory Dictionary

shaky

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Shaking or trembling.
  2. Nervous, anxious.
  3. Full of shakes or cracks; cracked.
  4. Easily shaken; tottering; unsound.
  5. Wavering; undecided.

Pronunciation

/ˈʃeɪki/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-shaky.wav

Word forms

shaky shakier shakiest

Etymology

From shake + -y.

Synonyms

precarious rickety unsteady tottering unsafe unstable wobbly

Derived words

on shaky ground shakily shakiness shakycam
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