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SHAKY
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Irregular inflected forms: shakier , shakiest
I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Not secure; beset with difficulties
Example:
a shaky marriage
Synonyms:
precarious; shaky
Classified under:
Similar:
insecure; unsafe (lacking in security or safety)
Derivation:
shakiness (the quality of being unstable and insecure)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Inclined to shake as from weakness or defect
Example:
the bridge still stands though one of the arches is wonky
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Similar:
unstable (lacking stability or fixity or firmness)
Derivation:
shake (a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement)
shakiness (a shaky motion)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze
Example:
trembling hands
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
unsteady (subject to change or variation)
Derivation:
shakiness (a shaky motion)
