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shaky.

Shaking or trembling.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈʃeɪki/

  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.

  3. Full of shakes or cracks; cracked.

    shaky timber

  4. Easily shaken; tottering; unsound.

    a shaky constitution
    shaky business credit

  5. Wavering; undecided.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *skek-der. Proto-Germanic *skakaną Proto-West Germanic *skakan Old English sċacan Middle English schaken English shake English -y English shaky From shake + -y.

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