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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 ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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 shaky [ˈʃeɪki] adj (= 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 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 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 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 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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