quaky
[ kwey-kee ]
Origin of quaky
1Other words from quaky
- quak·i·ly, adverb
- quak·i·ness, noun
Words Nearby quaky
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How to use quaky in a sentence
Presently I saw someone coming towards me mounted on a jolly fine horse, and I felt quaky from my hat right down to my boots.
The Adventurous Seven | Bessie Marchantquaky about tomorrow; sermon unprepared; meant to have had afternoon to self, but quite impossible.
Woman's Endurance | A.D.L."Like treading among the stars," he said, with a quaky laugh.
Sons and Lovers | David Herbert LawrenceAn Odic Force, as the present quaky period calls it, permeated doubtless from the Master hand.
Perlycross | R. D. Blackmore
British Dictionary definitions for quaky
quaky
/ (ˈkweɪkɪ) /
adjectivequakier or quakiest
inclined to quake; shaky; tremulous
Derived forms of quaky
- quakily, adverb
- quakiness, noun
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