3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Shaky \Shak"y\, a. [Compar. {Shakier}; superl. {Shakiest}.] 1. Shaking or trembling; as, a shaky spot in a marsh; a shaky hand. --Thackeray. [1913 Webster] 2. Full of shakes or cracks; cracked; as, shaky timber. --Gwilt. [1913 Webster] 3. Easily shaken; tottering; unsound; as, a shaky constitution; shaky business credit. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: shaky adj 1: 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" [syn: {rickety}, {wobbly}, {wonky}] 2: 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" [syn: {quaking}, {quivering}, {shaking}, {shivering}, {trembling}] 3: not secure; beset with difficulties; "a shaky marriage" [syn: {precarious}] [also: {shakiest}, {shakier}] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: shakier See {shaky}
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