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Superlative for shaking or trembling, especially continuously
“The nurse came in and introduced herself, and with a shaky hand, I shook hers.”
Superlative 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.”
Superlative 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.”
Superlative 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.”
Superlative 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) Superlative for timid, or showing a lack of courage
Superlative for lacking physical strength, especially due to illness or age
Superlative for showing or feeling insecurity or uncertainty
Superlative for dangerous or full of peril
Superlative for not defendable or justifiable by logic or argument
Superlative for occurring at uneven or varying rates or intervals
(of handwriting) Superlative for very small and difficult to decipher
Superlative for characterized by abrupt stops and starts
Superlative for hesitant, uncertain, or cautious in manner or approach
Superlative for deviating from what is considered normal
Superlative for having fallen into a state of disrepair or deterioration, especially through neglect
Superlative for afflicted with severe debilitation, disability, or paralysis
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