adj satadj.allinclined to shake as from weakness or defectSynset:rickety wobbly wonky
Examples:- 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
Antonyms:stable
Derivationally Related Form:shakericketinessshakinesswobble
Inherited Hypernyms:rickety
Similar to:unstable
adj satadj.allvibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breezeSynset:shivering trembling
Examples:- 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
Antonyms:steady
Derivationally Related Form:shakiness
Inherited Hypernyms:shaky
Similar to:unsteady
adj satadj.allnot secure; beset with difficultiesSynset:precarious
Antonyms:secure
Derivationally Related Form:shakinessprecariousness
Inherited Hypernyms:precarious
Similar to:insecure unsafe