Thesaurus: shaky

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1. superl. Shaking or trembling; as, a shaky spot in a marsh; a shaky hand.
2. superl. Full of shakes or cracks; cracked; as, shaky timber.
3. superl. Easily shaken; tottering; unsound; as, a shaky constitution; shaky business credit.
4. adj. inclined to shake as from weakness or defect
5. adj. vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze
6. adj. not secure; beset with difficulties
7. 1. Shaking or trembling; as, a shaky spot in a marsh; a shaky hand. Thackeray. 2. Full of shakes or cracks; cracked; as, shaky timber. Gwilt. 3. Easily shaken; tottering; unsound; as, a shaky constitution; shaky business credit. [Colloq.]
8. j:100 s. vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze