shaky (redirected from shakier)

shak·y  (shk)

adj. shak·i·er, shak·i·est

1. Trembling or quivering; tremulous: a shaky voice.

2. Lacking soundness or sturdiness, as of construction: a shaky table.

3.

a. Not to be depended on; precarious: a shaky alliance.

b. Wavering in firmness: a shaky belief.

c. Open to question or doubt: shaky evidence.

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shaki·ly adv.

shaki·ness n.

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shaky [ˈʃeɪkɪ]

adj shakier, shakiest

1. tending to shake or tremble

2. liable to prove defective; unreliable

3. uncertain or questionable your arguments are very shaky

shakily  adv

shakiness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	shaky - 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" rickety, wobbly, wonky unstable - lacking stability or fixity or firmness; "unstable political conditions"; "the tower proved to be unstable in the high wind"; "an unstable world economy"
	2.	shaky - 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" shivering, trembling unsteady - subject to change or variation; "her unsteady walk"; "his hand was unsteady as he poured the wine"; "an unsteady voice"
	3.	shaky - not secure; beset with difficulties; "a shaky marriage" precarious unsafe, insecure - lacking in security or safety; "his fortune was increasingly insecure"; "an insecure future"

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shaky

adjective

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.
unstable strong, firm, secure, stable, steady

2. unsteady, faint, trembling, faltering, wobbly, giddy, light-headed, tremulous, weak at the knees, doddery, quivery, all of a quiver (informal) Even small operations can leave you feeling a bit shaky.

3. uncertain, suspect, dubious, questionable, unreliable, unsound, iffy (informal), unsupported, undependable We knew we may have to charge them on shaky evidence.
uncertain dependable, reliable

Translations

shaky [ˈʃeɪkɪ] ADJ (shakier (compar) (shakiest (superl)))

1. (= trembling) [person, legs] → tembloroso

2. (= wobbly) → inestable, poco firme

3. (= weak) [person] → débil

4. (fig) (= uncertain) [health, memory] → frágil, precario; [finances] → precario; [knowledge] → deficiente, flojo
my Spanish is rather shaky → mi español es bastante flojo

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shaky [ˈʃeɪki] adj

[hand, voice] → tremblant(e); [person] → tremblant(e)
to feel shaky → être secoué(e)

(= wobbly) [structure, ladder, table] → branlant(e), peu solide

(= uncertain) [memory] → chancelant(e); [knowledge] → incertain(e); [prospects, position] → incertain(e); [relationship] → peu stable
to get off to a shaky start → mal démarrer

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shaky

adj (+er) chair, position → wackelig; evidence → fragwürdig, unsicher; voice, hands, writing → zitt(e)rig; knowledge → unsicher, wackelig; in rather shaky French → in ziemlich holprigem Französisch; to be shaky on one’s legs → wackelig auf den Beinen sein; to feel shaky (physically) → sich ganz schwach fühlen; (from nerves) → sich zitt(e)rig fühlen; I still feel a bit shaky about this theory → diese Theorie sitzt bei mir noch nicht; to get off to a shaky start (fig) → einen unsicheren or holprigen Anfang nehmen; to be on shaky ground (fig) → sich auf schwankendem or unsicherem Boden bewegen

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shaky [ˈʃeɪkɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (table, building) → traballante; (trembling, voice) → tremulo/a; (hands) → tremante; (handwriting) → tremolante (fig) (health) → vacillante, malfermo/a; (memory) → labile; (knowledge) → incerto/a; (start) → incerto/a
I feel a bit shaky → mi gira un po' la testa
my Spanish is rather shaky → il mio spagnolo lascia un po' a desiderare

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shaky [ˈʃeɪkɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (table, building) → traballante; (trembling, voice) → tremulo/a; (hands) → tremante; (handwriting) → tremolante (fig) (health) → vacillante, malfermo/a; (memory) → labile; (knowledge) → incerto/a; (start) → incerto/a
I feel a bit shaky → mi gira un po' la testa
my Spanish is rather shaky → il mio spagnolo lascia un po' a desiderare

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shaky → متقلقل chatrný usikker wackelig τρεμουλιαστός tembloroso hutera tremblant drhtav vacillante よろよろする 떨리는 beverig oppskaket drżący trémulo, trêmulo трясущийся skakig สั่นคลอน bitkin run rẩy 虚弱的