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(satellite adjective) not secure; beset with difficulties; "a shaky marriage" |
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Synonyms: precarious |
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(satellite adjective) 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" |
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Synonyms: rickety, wobbly, wonky |
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(satellite adjective) 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" |
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Synonyms: quaking, quivering, shaking, shivering, trembling |
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