shaky
adjective
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- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
inclined to shake as from weakness or defect
a rickety table
Related & opposite
- tremble derivation
- unsteadiness derivation
- wobble derivation
- quivering derivation
- unstable similar to
Sense 2 adjective
vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze
a quaking bog
Related & opposite
Sense 3 adjective
not secure; beset with difficulties
a shaky marriage
Related & opposite
- uncertainty derivation
- shakiness derivation
- unsafe similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | tremble |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | unsteadiness |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | wobble |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | quivering |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | unstable |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | quivering |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | unsteady |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | uncertainty |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | shakiness |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | unsafe |