English adjective: shaky | |||
1. | shaky inclined to shake as from weakness or defect | ||
Samples | 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. | ||
Synonyms | rickety, wobbly, wonky | ||
Similar | unstable | ||
Antonyms | stable | ||
2. | shaky vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze | ||
Samples | 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. | ||
Synonyms | shivering, trembling | ||
Similar | unsteady | ||
Antonyms | steady | ||
3. | shaky not secure; beset with difficulties | ||
Samples | A shaky marriage. | ||
Synonyms | precarious | ||
Similar | insecure, unsafe | ||
Antonyms | secure | ||