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Comparative for shaking or trembling, especially continuously
“The nurse came in and introduced herself, and with a shaky hand, I shook hers.”
Comparative for unsteady or teetering in movement
“He took a few shaky steps from the path they had traveled, coming to a patch of unsoiled snow.”
Comparative for rickety or decrepit because of poor construction, age, or heavy use
“I'm writing this by the moonlight of an open window at a shaky table with a broken leg.”
Comparative for tending to raise doubts or questions
“Ehret has elicited strong attacks by linguists for his shaky evidence, for his disregard for methodological rigor, for resorting to glottochronology, and for not revealing his sources of data.”
Comparative for feeling dizzy or lightheaded
“He was still feeling a little shaky after the fatigue of the crossing, so that day he only went as far as Dijon.”
(colloquial) Comparative for timid, or showing a lack of courage
Comparative for lacking physical strength, especially due to illness or age
Comparative for showing or feeling insecurity or uncertainty
Comparative for dangerous or full of peril
Comparative for not defendable or justifiable by logic or argument
Comparative for occurring at uneven or varying rates or intervals
(of handwriting) Comparative for very small and difficult to decipher
Comparative for characterized by abrupt stops and starts
Comparative for hesitant, uncertain, or cautious in manner or approach
Comparative for deviating from what is considered normal
Comparative for having fallen into a state of disrepair or deterioration, especially through neglect
Comparative for afflicted with severe debilitation, disability, or paralysis
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