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.
Synonyms
precarious, rickety, shivering, trembling, wobbly, wonky, tottering, unsafe, unstable, unsteady
Scrabble Score: 15
shaky: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordshaky: 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