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shaky

[shey-kee]

adjective

shakier, shakiest 
  1. tending to shake or tremble.

  2. trembling; tremulous.

  3. liable to break down or give way; insecure; not to be depended upon.

    a shaky bridge.

  4. wavering, as in allegiance.

    His loyalty, always shaky, was now nonexistent.



shaky

/ ˈʃɪɪ /

adjective

  1. tending to shake or tremble

  2. liable to prove defective; unreliable

  3. uncertain or questionable

    your arguments are very shaky

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • shakily adverb
  • shakiness noun
  • ˈ󲹰쾱Ա noun
  • ˈ󲹰쾱 adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of shaky1

First recorded in 1695–1705; shake + -y 1
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Despite his seven years in power, Sánchez heads a shaky coalition, secured after the conservative Popular Party won 2023 elections but failed to form a government.

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The couple were later tracked down by Mr Crook's family who said he was "pretty shaky and possibly hungover" and they last saw him walking off across the harbour.

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“Jewish Roots” has what a book with a shaky premise needs to still be readable: a voice that never really gets dry.

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They are frail women screaming, “Jab!” and shaky men screaming, “Hook!” and everyone counting with clenched teeth through 75 minutes that stretch the shrinking muscles and test the weary optimism.

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And now it's getting shakier as two narcissistic billionaires are at odds.

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