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shaky

adj
/ˈʃeɪki/

Etymology

From shake + -y.

  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”

Definitions

  1. Shaking or trembling.

    • a shaky spot in a marsh
    • a shaky hand

  2. Nervous, anxious.

    • He’s a nice guy but when he talks to me, he acts shaky.
    • For the college clinician, restless nights after letting a shaky student walk out of the office are an occupational hazard. Are the student's safety assurances credible? Will he or she make it safely through the weekend?
    • Villa had plenty of opportunities to make the game safe after a shaky start and despite not reaching any great heights, they were resolute enough to take control of the game in the second half.

  3. Full of shakes or cracks

    Full of shakes or cracks; cracked.

    • shaky timber
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:shaky.
  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. Easily shaken

      Easily shaken; tottering; unsound.

      • a shaky constitution
      • shaky business credit

    2. Wavering

      Wavering; undecided.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA