shaky

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (3)

  1. inclined to shake as from weakness or defect“a rickety table”“a wobbly chair with shaky legs”“the ladder felt a little wobbly”“the bridge still stands though one of the arches is wonky”Synonyms: ricketywobblywonky
  2. vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze“a quaking bog”“the quaking child asked for more”“quivering leaves of a poplar tree”“with shaking knees”“seemed shaky on her feet”“sparkling light from the shivering crystals of the chandelier”“trembling hands”Synonyms: shiveringtrembling
  3. not secure; beset with difficulties“a shaky marriage”Synonyms: precarious
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Shaky \Shak"y\, a. [Compar. Shakier; superl. Shakiest.]

1.Shaking or trembling; as, a shaky spot in a marsh; a shaky hand. --Thackeray. [1913 Webster]

2.Full of shakes or cracks; cracked; as, shaky timber. --Gwilt. [1913 Webster]

3.Easily shaken; tottering; unsound; as, a shaky constitution; shaky business credit. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]

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