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shaky

/ˈʃeɪki/

adjective

Meaning

  • Shaking or trembling.

    "a shaky hand"

  • Nervous, anxious.

    "He’s a nice guy but when he talks to me, he acts shaky."

  • (of wood) Full of shakes or cracks; cracked.

    "shaky timber"

  • Easily shaken; tottering; unsound.

    "a shaky constitution"

  • Wavering; undecided.

Synonyms

precarious,
rickety,
tottering,
unsafe,
unstable,
unsteady,
wobbly