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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 | ||
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