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shaky

/ˈʃeɪki/
adjective
  1. Shaking or trembling.

    "a shaky hand"

  2. Nervous, anxious.

    "He’s a nice guy but when he talks to me, he acts shaky."

  3. (of wood) Full of shakes or cracks; cracked.

    "shaky timber"

Synonymsprecarious, rickety, tottering, unsafe, unstable, unsteady

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