Shakiest

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.
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     2. Full of shakes or cracks; cracked; as, shaky timber.


        --Gwilt.
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     3. Easily shaken; tottering; unsound; as, a shaky
        constitution; shaky business credit. [Colloq.]
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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]:

  shakiest
       See {shaky}