The meaning of SHAKY is characterized by shakes. How to use shaky in a sentence. Definition of shaky adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. shaky adjective (MOVING) moving with quick, short movements from side to side, not in a controlled way: 1. unstable, weak, precarious, tottering, ramshackle, dilapidated, rickety, unsteady, wonky (Brit. informal) Our house will remain on shaky foundations unless the architect sorts out the basement.
shaky thumb, tending to shake or tremble. tremulous. not to be depended upon: a shaky bridge. wavering, as in allegiance: His loyalty, always shaky, was now nonexistent. shak′i ness, n.
shaky thumb, In Lists: Series, more... Synonyms: quivery, trembling, jellylike, all-a-quiver, unsettled, more... SHAKY definition: tending to shake or tremble. See examples of shaky used in a sentence. If you describe a situation as shaky, you mean that it is weak or unstable, and seems unlikely to last long or be successful. A shaky ceasefire is holding after three days of fighting between rival groups.
