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shakily

adv

Etymology

From shaky + -ly.

  1. derived from *(s)keg-✻
  2. inherited from *skakaną✻ — “to shake, swing, escape”
  3. inherited from *skakan✻
  4. inherited from sċeacan
  5. inherited from schaken
  6. suffixed as shaky — “shake + y”
  7. formed as shakily — “shaky + -ly”

Definitions

  1. In a shaky manner.

    • “Bloody hell,” she moaned. “Bloody hell, bloody hell.” Though her hands were trembling, she managed to reload the crossbow just as Sue had told her; then she began to shakily run towards where she thought the sound had come from.

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