ˈshākē, -ki adjective
( -er/-est )
1. : characterized by shakes
shaky timber
2.
a. : marked by insecurity or instability : likely to fall or be overthrown : precarious
extremism will wreck the present shaky center government — A.E.Stevenson b.1900
the shaky market for cars and other durable goods — George Soule
b. : lacking in firmness of beliefs, principles, or allegiance : unsettled
this loyalty … does not become shaky or dubious as the years pass — D.F.Miller
came to college with shaky religious foundations — W.J.Whalen
c. : lacking in authority, correctness, or reliabilty : questionable , untrustworthy
studies … based on extremely shaky experimental methods — Martin Gardner
was still shaky in English grammar — John Buchan
in making such judgments … I am on shaky ground — S.L.Payne
3.
a. : somewhat unsound in health
am rather shaky just now — Charles Dickens
b. : characterized by shaking : trembling , tremulous
lit a cigarette with shaky fingers — J.C.Powys
a hoarse and shaky voice — Sinclair Lewis
4. : easily shaken : likely to give way or break down : rickety
a shaky chair
5. : marked by or giving rise to jolting : bumpy
a shaky ride through the fields in a cart