shaky

UK /ˈʃeɪki/ US /ˈʃeɪki/
adj 5

Definitions

adj

1

Shaking or trembling.

a shaky spot in a marsh

a shaky hand

2

Nervous, anxious.

He’s a nice guy but when he talks to me, he acts shaky.

For the college clinician, restless nights after letting a shaky student walk out of the office are an occupational hazard. Are the student's safety assurances credible? Will he or she make it safely through the weekend?

3

Full of shakes or cracks; cracked.

shaky timber

For quotations using this term, see Citations:shaky.

4

Easily shaken; tottering; unsound.

a shaky constitution

shaky business credit

5

Wavering; undecided.

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