/ˈʃeɪki/
- Shaking or trembling.
“a shaky spot in a marsh”
“a shaky hand”
- 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 ”
“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.”
- Full of shakes or cracks; cracked.
“shaky timber”
“For quotations using this term, see Citations:shaky.”
- Easily shaken; tottering; unsound.
“a shaky constitution”
“shaky business credit”
- Wavering; undecided.
Formsshakier(comparative) · shakiest(superlative)