shaky

Adjective
  1. Inclined to shake as from weakness or defect (synset 302300529)
    "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"
    similar to: unstable - lacking stability or fixity or firmness
    same as: rickety, wobbly, wonky
  2. Vibrating slightly and irregularly;
    As e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze (synset 302312246)
    "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"
    similar to: unsteady - subject to change or variation
    same as: shivering, trembling
  3. Not secure;
    Beset with difficulties (synset 302102317)
    "a shaky marriage"
    similar to: insecure, unsafe - lacking in security or safety
    same as: precarious

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