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shaky

Dictionary definition · shaky

adjective

  1. inclined to shake as from weakness or defect"a rickety table"
  2. vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze"the quaking child asked for more"
  3. not secure; beset with difficulties"a shaky marriage"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).