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shakier

shakier is the comparative form of shaky.

Meaning of shaky

Adjective

shaky (comparative shakier, superlative shakiest)

  1. Shaking or trembling.
    • a shaky spot in a marsh
  2. Nervous, anxious.
    • He’s a nice guy but when he talks to me, he acts shaky.
  3. Full of shakes or cracks; cracked.
    • shaky timber
  4. Easily shaken; tottering; unsound.
    • a shaky constitution
  5. Wavering; undecided.

Questions about shakier

What is shakier the comparative form of?
Shakier is the comparative form of shaky.

Words near shakier in the dictionary

  1. shakhovite
  2. Shakhtarsk
  3. Shakhtarske
  4. Shakhty
  5. Shaki
  6. shakier
  7. shakiest
  8. shakily
  9. shakin'
  10. shakiness
  11. shakinesses

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