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- pronunciation:
- sheI
ki
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
shakier, shakiest |
| definition 1: |
shaking; trembling.
Coffee makes him shaky.- synonyms:
- fidgety, jittery, jumpy, quavery, shivery, tremulous, unsteady
- antonyms:
- stable, steady
- similar words:
- rickety, tottering, wavering, wobbly
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| definition 2: |
not steady or dependable; insecure; unreliable.
a shaky porchshaky evidence- synonyms:
- flimsy, insecure, undependable, unreliable, unsound
- antonyms:
- impregnable, solid, sound
- similar words:
- irresolute, precarious, ramshackle, rickety, tenuous, tottering, unstable, unsteady, wavering, wobbly
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| related words: |
dizzy, frail, jumpy, tumble-down, unsound, wavy, weak |
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| derivations: |
shakily (adv.), shakiness (n.) |
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