2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Shaky \Shak"y\, a. [Compar. {Shakier}; superl. {Shakiest}.]
1. Shaking or trembling; as a shaky spot in a marsh; a shaky
hand. --Thackeray.
2. Full of shakes or cracks; cracked; as shaky timber.
--Gwilt.
3. Easily shaken; tottering; unsound; as a shaky
constitution; shaky business credit. [Colloq.]
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
shaky
adj 1: inclined to shake as from weakness or defect; "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" [syn: {rickety}, {wobbly},
{wonky}]
2: vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or
cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze; "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"
[syn: {quaking}, {quivering}, {shaking}, {shivering}, {trembling}]
3: not secure; beset with difficulties; "a shaky marriage"
[syn: {precarious}]
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