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shaky

 [shey-kee]  

shak·y

   [shey-kee]
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 + -y1

Related forms
shak·i·ly, adverb
shak·i·ness, noun
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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

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