shaky meaning and definition

SHAKY adjective

Definition of shaky (adjective)

1. inclined to shake as from weakness or defect
   • "a rickety table"; "a wobbly chair with shaky legs"; "the ladder felt a little wobbly"; "the bridge still stands though one of the arches is wonky"
   • synonyms: rickety, wobbly, wonky
2. vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze
   • "a quaking bog"; "the quaking child asked for more"; "quivering leaves of a poplar tree"; "with shaking knees"; "seemed shaky on her feet"; "sparkling light from the shivering crystals of the chandelier"; "trembling hands"
   • synonyms: shivering, trembling
3. not secure; beset with difficulties
   • "a shaky marriage"
   • synonyms: precarious