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- [shey-kee]
- /ˈʃeɪ ki/
- /ˈʃeɪ.ki/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [shey-kee]
- /ˈʃeɪ ki/
Definitions of shaky word
- adjective shaky tending to shake or tremble. 1
- adjective shaky trembling; tremulous. 1
- adjective shaky liable to break down or give way; insecure; not to be depended upon: a shaky bridge. 1
- adjective shaky wavering, as in allegiance: His loyalty, always shaky, was now nonexistent. 1
- adjective shaky legs, smile: trembling 1
- adjective shaky unstable, unsteady 1
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Origin of shaky
First appearance:
before 1695 One of the 49% oldest English words
First recorded in 1695-1705; shake + -y1
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Parts of speech for Shaky
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
shaky popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
shaky usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for shaky
adj shaky
- aflutter — in or into a nervous or excited state
- anguished — Anguished means showing or feeling great mental suffering or physical pain.
- anile — of or like a feeble old woman
- anxious — If you are anxious to do something or anxious that something should happen, you very much want to do it or very much want it to happen.
- apprehensive — Someone who is apprehensive is afraid that something bad may happen.
adjective shaky
- designless — without a design, unplanned
- doddery — shaky or trembling, as from old age; tottering: a doddering old man.
- doubtable — (uncommon) Capable of being doubted; doubtful; dubious; dubitable. See usage notes below.
- doubtful — of uncertain outcome or result.
- feeble — physically weak, as from age or sickness; frail.
Antonyms for shaky
adjective shaky
- indubious — Not dubious or doubtful; certain.
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