Shaky
['ʃeɪkɪ] or ['ʃeki]
Definition
(adj.) 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' .
Typist: Rosa--From WordNet
Definition
(superl.) Shaking or trembling; as, a shaky spot in a marsh; a shaky hand.
(superl.) Full of shakes or cracks; cracked; as, shaky timber.
(superl.) Easily shaken; tottering; unsound; as, a shaky constitution; shaky business credit.
Typed by Chauncey
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Unsound (as timber), full of clefts.[2]. Shaking, trembling.
Inputed by Eunice
Examples
- Certainly, sir--all ready--not too fast--legs shaky--head queer--round and round--earthquaky sort of feeling--very. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- The medical man who looked in pronounced him shaky, agitated, and talked of a little blood and the seaside; but he took neither of these remedies. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- All he did was to sign the circulars with his flourish and signature, and direct them in a shaky, clerklike hand. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Still it had been an easy job, and only required a few months, and I felt a little shaky and uncertain. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Amelia found him up very early the next morning, more eager, more hectic, and more shaky than ever. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- It did not grieve me any to notice that the old gate was getting a little shaky. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- You're one of the Patriarchs; you're a shaky old card; and you can't be in love with this Lizzie? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- I arranged that if a storm occurred, and the bad side got shaky, they should do the best they could and draw freely on their imaginations. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- About 1, o'clock everything went wrong, as there was a storm somewhere near Albany, and the bad side got shaky. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- I'm too shaky after that fight, and wish to keep up all my strength for the high jump. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
Inputed by Celia