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shaky
[
shey
-kee
]
shak·y
/
ˈʃeɪ
ki
/
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[
shey
-kee
]
Show IPA
adjective,
shak·i·er,
shak·i·est.
1.
tending to
shake
or tremble.
2.
trembling; tremulous.
3.
liable to
break
down or give way; insecure; not to be depended upon:
a shaky bridge.
4.
wavering, as in allegiance:
His loyalty, always shaky, was now nonexistent.
Origin:
1695–1705;
shake
+
-y
1
Related forms
shak·i·ly,
adverb
shak·i·ness,
noun
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World English Dictionary
shaky
(ˈʃeɪkɪ)
—
adj
,
shakier
,
shakiest
1.
tending to shake or tremble
2.
liable to prove defective; unreliable
3.
uncertain or questionable:
your arguments are very shaky
'shakily
—
adv
'shakiness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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