Shaky - Definition

adj 1: 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" [syn: rickety, shaky,
wobbly, wonky]
2: 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" [syn: shaky, shivering,
trembling]
3: not secure; beset with difficulties; "a shaky marriage" [syn:
precarious, shaky]