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quaky

quaky adjective: inclined to quake; tremulous.

Adjective

quaky (comparative quakier, superlative quakiest)

  1. Inclined to quake; tremulous.

Noun

quaky (plural quakies)

  1. Synonym of quaking aspen (“Populus tremuloides”).
    Synonyms:
    quaking aspen

Synonyms of quaky

Forms of quaky

Adjective
comparativequakier
superlativequakiest
Noun
pluralquakies

Origin of quaky

From quake + -y.

From quaking aspen.

Words formed from quaky

Questions about quaky

What does quaky mean?
Quaky means inclined to quake; tremulous.
What part of speech is quaky?
Quaky can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near quaky in the dictionary

  1. quaking-grass
  2. quakingly
  3. quakings
  4. quakka
  5. quakkas
  6. quaky
  7. qual
  8. quale
  9. Quales
  10. Qualey
  11. Qualeys

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