shaky

Definition of shaky

Adjectives

inclined to shake as from weakness or defect
"a wobbly chair with shaky legs"
Synonyms:
rickety, wobbly, wonky
unstable
lacking stability or fixity or firmness
vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze
"seemed shaky on her feet"
Synonyms:
shivering, trembling
unsteady
subject to change or variation
not secure; beset with difficulties
"a shaky marriage"
Synonyms:
precarious
insecure, unsafe
lacking in security or safety

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