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shaky


 
  Overview  of  adj  shaky 
 
  The  adj  shaky  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  rickety,  shaky,  wobbly,  wonky  --  (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") 
  2.  quaking,  quivering,  shaking,  shaky,  shivering,  trembling  --  (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") 
  3.  precarious,  shaky  --  (not  secure;  beset  with  difficulties;  "a  shaky  marriage") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  shaky 
 
  3  senses  of  shaky 
 
  Sense  1 
  rickety,  shaky,  wobbly,  wonky 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  unstable)  ->  stable 
 
  Sense  2 
  quaking,  quivering,  shaking,  shaky,  shivering,  trembling 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  unsteady)  ->  steady 
 
  Sense  3 
  precarious,  shaky 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  insecure)  ->  secure 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  shaky 
 
  3  senses  of  shaky 
 
  Sense  1 
  rickety,  shaky,  wobbly,  wonky 
  =>  unstable  (vs.  stable) 
 
  Sense  2 
  quaking,  quivering,  shaking,  shaky,  shivering,  trembling 
  =>  unsteady  (vs.  steady) 
 
  Sense  3 
  precarious,  shaky 
  =>  insecure  (vs.  secure),  unsafe 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  shaky 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  shaky 
 
  shaky  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  shaky 
  shaky 
 
  Overview  of  adj  shaky 
 
  The  adj  shaky  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  rickety,  shaky,  wobbly,  wonky  --  (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") 
  2.  quaking,  quivering,  shaking,  shaky,  shivering,  trembling  --  (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") 
  3.  precarious,  shaky  --  (not  secure;  beset  with  difficulties;  "a  shaky  marriage") 



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