Definition of SHAKY

shaky

Adjective Satellite

  • inclined to shake as from weakness or defect
    • "a wobbly chair with shaky legs"
  • vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze
    • "seemed shaky on her feet"
  • not secure; beset with difficulties
    • "a shaky marriage"

Adj

  • Shaking or trembling.
  • Nervous, anxious.
  • Full of shakes or cracks; cracked.
  • Easily shaken; tottering; unsound.
  • Wavering; undecided.

Adjective

  • Tending to shake or tremble; unstable.

Examples

  • He’s a nice guy but when he talks to me, he acts shaky.
  • His lead was SHAKY, requiring a strong final play to secure victory.

Origin / Etymology

From shake + -y.

Scrabble Score: 15

shaky: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
shaky: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
shaky: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

shaky: valid Words With Friends Word