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quaky
quak·y
/
ˈkweɪ
ki
/
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[
kwey
-kee
]
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adjective,
quak·i·er,
quak·i·est.
tending to
quake
; shaky or tremulous.
Origin:
1860–65;
quake
+
-y
1
Related forms
quak·i·ly,
adverb
quak·i·ness,
noun
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quaky
(ˈkweɪkɪ)
—
adj
,
quakier
,
quakiest
inclined to quake; shaky; tremulous
'quakily
—
adv
'quakiness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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