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1. (adj.) shaky
tending to shake or tremble.
2. shaky
liable to break down or give way; insecure.
3. shaky
wavering, as in allegiance.
Etymology: (1695–1705)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) rickety, shaky, wobbly, wonky
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"
2. (adj) shaky, shivering, trembling
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"; "sparkling light from the shivering crystals of the chandelier"; "trembling hands"
3. (adj) precarious, shaky
not secure; beset with difficulties
"a shaky marriage"
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1. (adjective) shaky
not steady or strong
She's still feeling shaky after the illness.
2. shaky
not confident or certain
a shaky start to the school year
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1. shaky
shaking or trembling; as, a shaky spot in a marsh; a shaky hand
2. shaky
full of shakes or cracks; cracked; as, shaky timber
3. shaky
easily shaken; tottering; unsound; as, a shaky constitution; shaky business credit
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Sense: weak or trembling with age, illness etc
a shaky voice; shaky handwriting.
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 Afrikaans: bewerig |
 Arabic: ضَعيف، مُهْتَز، مُرْتَعِش |
 Bulgarian: треперещ |
 Brazilian: trêmulo |
 Czech: třaslavý |
 German: zittrig |
 Danish: dirrende; skælvende |
 Greek: τρεμουλιαστός, τρεμάμενος |
 Spanish: tembloroso |
 Estonian: värisev |
 Farsi: بي ثبات |
 Finnish: vapiseva |
 French: tremblant |
 Hebrew: חַלָש, רוֹעֵד |
 Hindi: कमजोर |
 Croatian: slab, drhtav |
 Hungarian: reszkető |
 Indonesian: gemetar |
 Icelandic: skjálfandi |
 Italian: tremolante |
 Japanese: ふるえる |
 Korean: 떨리는 |
 Lithuanian: drebantis, virpantis |
 Latvian: drebelīgs; trīcošs |
 Malay: menggeletar |
 Dutch: beverig |
 Norwegian: skrøpelig, skjelvende |
 Polish: niepewny, drżący |
 Persian: بي ثبات |
 Pashto: بی سوله |
 Portuguese: trémulo |
 Romanian: tremurat |
 Russian: трясущийся, нетвёрдый |
 Slovak: trasľavý |
 Slovenian: tresoč se |
 Serbian: drhtav |
 Swedish: skakig |
 Thai: สั่นเทา |
 Turkish: titrek |
 Taiwanese: 發抖的 |
 Ukrainian: тремтячий; нетвердий |
 Urdu: بڑھاپے یا بیماری کی وجہ س |
 Vietnamese: rung, run |
 Chinese: 发抖的 |
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