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shaky

(ʃeɪki)
Word forms: comparative shakier, superlative shakiest
1. adjective
If you describe a situation as shaky, you mean that it is weak or unstable, and seems unlikely to last long or be successful.
A shaky ceasefire is holding after three days of fighting between rival groups.
I'm afraid that this school year is off to a shaky start.
The Prime Minister's political position is becoming increasingly shaky.
2. adjective
If your body or your voice is shaky, you cannot control it properly and it shakes, for example because you are ill or nervous.
We have all had a shaky hand and a dry mouth before speaking in public.
Even small operations can leave you feeling a bit shaky.
His speech was difficult to understand, his signature shaky and unrecognizable.
Synonyms: unsteady, faint, trembling, faltering More Synonyms of shaky
shakily (ʃeɪkɪli) graded adverb [ADVERB with verb]
He made his way down the aircraft steps unaided but moved shakily as he did so.
'I'm okay,' she said shakily.
More Synonyms of shaky

shaky in British English

(ˈʃeɪkɪ)
adjectiveWord forms: shakier or shakiest
1. 
tending to shake or tremble
2. 
liable to prove defective; unreliable
3. 
uncertain or questionable
your arguments are very shaky
Derived forms
shakily (ˈshakily)
adverb
shakiness (ˈshakiness)
noun

shaky in American English

(ˈʃeɪki)
adjectiveWord forms: ˈshakier or ˈshakiest
1. 
not firm, substantial, or secure; weak, unsound, or unsteady, as a structure, belief, etc.
2. 
a. 
trembling or tremulous
b. 
nervous or jittery
3. 
not dependable or reliable; questionable
Derived forms
shakily (ˈshakily)
adverb
shakiness (ˈshakiness)
noun

Examples of 'shaky' in a sentence
shaky

This bombshell left her feeling very shaky.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
They looked a shaky again last night.
The Sun (2010)
This ceasefire has grown increasingly shaky in recent months with a series of fatal shootings.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
We have all had a shaky hand and a dry mouth before speaking in public.
Hambly, Dr Kenneth Banish Anxiety - how to stop worrying and take charge of your life (1991)
Feeling a bit shaky after the eclipse?
The Sun (2015)
Both looked on shaky ground last night.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The one with the shaky hand who kept bursting into tears for no reason.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
She took down a phone number with a shaky hand.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
His wreath bore a card signed in his shaky hand.
The Sun (2008)
Talking about this, each marine medic has a shaky voice.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Yet that orthodoxy is beginning to look a bit shaky if you examine very long-run equity returns.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Back home, things have been a bit shaky too.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Easy to apply, with a shaky hand.
The Sun (2007)
If shareholders had voted to reject the issue, his already shaky position would surely have become untenable.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
I pulled her on my shoulder and in a shaky voice asked if she was okay.
Christianity Today (2000)
A disruption to the energy system is the last thing a shaky interim government needs.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
ATTACK is their best form of defence as they look a bit shaky at the back.
The Sun (2012)
Although a shaky ceasefire settled over the two neighbourhoods yesterday morning, no one expects the peace to endure.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Low blood sugar is characterized by a shaky feeling, weakness and a variety of symptoms from headache to allergies.
Chaitow, Leon The Beat Fatigue Workbook - how to identify the causes (1988)
But in quite shaky voice.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
My voice is shaky now and I am playing with my hair.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
All of which raises vexing questions about the government's increasingly shaky energy policy, parts of which seem stuck in the old world.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
His commitment to democracy and reform appears increasingly shaky, as his initial willingness to sanction abhorrent new curbs on women's freedom made clear.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)

In other languages
shaky

British English: shaky /ˈʃeɪkɪ/ ADJECTIVE
If your body or your voice is shaky, you cannot control it properly and it trembles, for example because you are ill or nervous.
Even minor operations can leave you feeling a bit shaky.
  • American English: shaky
  • Arabic: مُتَقَلْقِل
  • Brazilian Portuguese: trêmulo
  • Chinese: 虚弱的
  • Croatian: drhtav
  • Czech: roztřesený hlas apod.
  • Danish: usikker
  • Dutch: beverig
  • European Spanish: tembloroso
  • Finnish: hutera
  • French: tremblant
  • German: wackelig
  • Greek: τρεμουλιαστός
  • Italian: vacillante
  • Japanese: よろよろする
  • Korean: 떨리는
  • Norwegian: oppskaket
  • Polish: drżący
  • European Portuguese: trémulo
  • Romanian: tremurător
  • Russian: трясущийся
  • Latin American Spanish: tembloroso
  • Swedish: skakig
  • Thai: สั่นคลอน
  • Turkish: bitkin
  • Ukrainian: тремтячий
  • Vietnamese: run rẩy

Chinese translation of 'shaky'

shaky

(ˈʃeɪkɪ)

adj

    1. [hand] 发(發)抖的 (fādǒu de)
    2. [voice] 颤(顫)抖的 (chàndǒu de)
  2. (= weak) [situation, start, economy] 不稳(穩)定的 (bù wěndìng de)
    1. (= unreliable) [memory] 不可靠的 (bù kěkào de)
    2. [knowledge, understanding] 成问(問)题(題)的 (chéng wèntí de)
1 (adjective) 
Definition
weak and unsteady, esp. due to illness or shock
Our house will remain on shaky foundations unless the architect sorts out the basement.
Synonyms
unstable
a house built on unstable foundations
weak
I was too weak to move my arms and legs.
precarious
They crawled up a precarious rope ladder.
tottering
ramshackle
a curious ramshackle building
dilapidated
She lived in a dilapidated old cottage.
rickety
She climbed the rickety wooden stairway.
unsteady
a slightly unsteady item of furniture
wonky (British, informal)
He's got a wonky knee.
Opposites
strong
,
firm
,
secure
,
stable
,
steady
2 (adjective) 
Definition
tending to shake or tremble
Even small operations can leave you feeling a bit shaky.
Synonyms
unsteady
faint
Other signs of angina are nausea, feeling faint and shortness of breath.
trembling
faltering
wobbly
His legs felt wobbly after the long flight.
giddy
He felt giddy and light-headed.
light-headed
Your blood pressure will drop and you may feel light-headed.
tremulous
The old man's voice was tremulous.
weak at the knees
doddery
quivery
all of a quiver (informal)
3 (adjective) 
Definition
uncertain or doubtful
We knew we may have to charge them on shaky evidence.
Synonyms
uncertain
Students all over the country are facing an uncertain future.
suspect
Delegates evacuated the building when a suspect package was found.
dubious
dubious business dealings
questionable
The film is a comedy in highly questionable taste.
unreliable
She had proved to be an unreliable witness and had lied to police.
unsound
The church was structurally unsound.
iffy (informal)
unsupported
undependable
Opposites
dependable
,
reliable

Additional synonyms

in the sense of dilapidated
Definition
(of a building) having fallen into ruin
She lived in a dilapidated old cottage.
Synonyms
ruined,
fallen in,
broken-down,
battered,
neglected,
crumbling,
rundown,
decayed,
decaying,
falling apart,
beat-up (informal),
shaky,
shabby,
worn-out,
ramshackle,
in ruins,
rickety,
decrepit,
tumbledown,
uncared for,
gone to rack and ruin
in the sense of dubious
Definition
of doubtful quality or worth
dubious business dealings
Synonyms
suspect,
suspicious,
crooked (informal),
dodgy (British, Australian, New Zealand, informal),
questionable,
unreliable,
shady (informal),
unscrupulous,
fishy (informal),
disreputable,
untrustworthy,
undependable
in the sense of faint
Definition
feeling dizzy or weak
Other signs of angina are nausea, feeling faint and shortness of breath.
Synonyms
dizzy,
giddy,
light-headed,
vertiginous,
weak,
exhausted,
fatigued,
faltering,
wobbly,
drooping,
languid,
lethargic,
muzzy,
woozy (informal),
weak at the knees,
enervated

Nearby words of
shaky

  • shake something up
  • shake-up
  • Shakespeare
  • shaky
  • shallow
  • shallows
  • sham

Synonyms of 'shaky'

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of giddy
Definition
feeling weak and unsteady on one's feet, as if about to faint
He felt giddy and light-headed.
Synonyms
dizzy,
reeling,
faint,
unsteady,
light-headed,
vertiginous
in the sense of light-headed
Definition
giddy
Your blood pressure will drop and you may feel light-headed.
Synonyms
faint,
dizzy,
hazy,
giddy,
delirious,
unsteady,
vertiginous,
woozy (informal)
in the sense of precarious
Definition
(of a position or situation) dangerous or insecure
They crawled up a precarious rope ladder.
Synonyms
dangerous,
unstable,
shaky,
slippery,
insecure,
unsafe,
unreliable,
unsteady
in the sense of questionable
Definition
of disputable value or authority
The film is a comedy in highly questionable taste.
Synonyms
dubious,
suspect,
doubtful,
controversial,
uncertain,
suspicious,
dodgy (British, Australian, New Zealand, informal),
unreliable,
shady (informal),
debatable,
unproven,
fishy (informal),
moot,
arguable,
iffy (informal),
equivocal,
problematical,
disputable,
controvertible,
dubitable,
shonky (Australian, New Zealand, informal)
in the sense of ramshackle
Definition
badly made or cared for
a curious ramshackle building
Synonyms
rickety,
broken-down,
crumbling,
shaky,
unsafe,
derelict,
flimsy,
tottering,
dilapidated,
decrepit,
unsteady,
tumbledown,
jerry-built
in the sense of rickety
Definition
likely to collapse or break
She climbed the rickety wooden stairway.
Synonyms
shaky,
broken,
weak,
broken-down,
frail,
insecure,
feeble,
precarious,
derelict,
flimsy,
wobbly,
imperfect,
tottering,
ramshackle,
dilapidated,
decrepit,
unsteady,
unsound,
infirm,
jerry-built
in the sense of suspect
Definition
not to be trusted or relied upon
Delegates evacuated the building when a suspect package was found.
Synonyms
dubious,
doubtful,
dodgy (British, Australian, New Zealand, informal),
questionable,
fishy (informal),
iffy (informal),
open to suspicion,
shonky (Australian, New Zealand, informal)
in the sense of tremulous
Definition
trembling, as from fear or excitement
The old man's voice was tremulous.
Synonyms
trembling,
shaking,
nervous,
shivering,
shaky,
wavering,
quivering,
vibrating,
quavering,
unsteady,
trembly (informal),
aflutter,
aquiver,
quivery
in the sense of undependable
Synonyms
unreliable,
variable,
uncertain,
unpredictable,
unstable,
irresponsible,
inconsistent,
erratic,
treacherous,
fickle,
capricious,
changeable,
untrustworthy,
inconstant
in the sense of unreliable
Definition
not able to be trusted or relied on
She had proved to be an unreliable witness and had lied to police.
Synonyms
undependable,
irresponsible,
untrustworthy,
unstable,
treacherous,
disreputable,
not conscientious

Additional synonyms

in the sense of unsound
Definition
not firm
The church was structurally unsound.
Synonyms
unstable,
shaky,
insecure,
unsafe,
unreliable,
flimsy,
wobbly,
tottering,
rickety,
unsteady,
not solid
in the sense of weak
Definition
lacking in physical or mental strength
I was too weak to move my arms and legs.
Synonyms
feeble,
exhausted,
frail,
debilitated,
spent,
wasted,
weakly,
tender,
delicate,
faint,
fragile,
shaky,
sickly,
languid,
puny,
decrepit,
unsteady,
infirm,
anaemic,
effete,
enervated
in the sense of wobbly
Definition
unsteady
His legs felt wobbly after the long flight.
Synonyms
unsteady,
weak,
unstable,
shaky,
quivery,
all of a quiver (informal)
in the sense of wonky
Definition
shaky or unsteady
He's got a wonky knee.
Synonyms
shaky,
weak,
wobbly,
unsteady,
infirm
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