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shaky |
Overview of adj shaky The adj shaky has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) rickety, shaky, wobbly, wonky -- (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") 2. quaking, quivering, shaking, shaky, shivering, trembling -- (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") 3. precarious, shaky -- (not secure; beset with difficulties; "a shaky marriage") Antonyms of adj shaky 3 senses of shaky Sense 1 rickety, shaky, wobbly, wonky INDIRECT (VIA unstable) -> stable Sense 2 quaking, quivering, shaking, shaky, shivering, trembling INDIRECT (VIA unsteady) -> steady Sense 3 precarious, shaky INDIRECT (VIA insecure) -> secure Similarity of adj shaky 3 senses of shaky Sense 1 rickety, shaky, wobbly, wonky => unstable (vs. stable) Sense 2 quaking, quivering, shaking, shaky, shivering, trembling => unsteady (vs. steady) Sense 3 precarious, shaky => insecure (vs. secure), unsafe Attributes of adj shaky Familiarity of adj shaky shaky used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj shaky shaky Overview of adj shaky The adj shaky has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) rickety, shaky, wobbly, wonky -- (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") 2. quaking, quivering, shaking, shaky, shivering, trembling -- (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") 3. precarious, shaky -- (not secure; beset with difficulties; "a shaky marriage")
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