English-Thai Dictionary

shaky

ADJ สั่น  สั่นเทา  สั่น ระริก  สั่นสะเทือน  ตัวสั่น  quivery trembling san

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SHAKY

a.Cracked, as timber.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SHAKY

Shak "y, a. [Compar. Shakier; superl. Shakiest.]

 

1. Shaking or trembling; as, a shaky spot in a marsh; a shaky hand. Thackeray.

 

2. Full of shakes or cracks; cracked; as, shaky timber. Gwilt.

 

3. Easily shaken; tottering; unsound; as, a shaky constitution; shaky business credit. [Colloq. ]

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

shaky

shak y |ˈSHākē ˈʃeɪki | ▶adjective ( shakier, shakiest ) shaking or trembling: she managed a shaky laugh. • unstable because of poor construction or heavy use: a cracked, dangerously shaky table. • not safe or reliable; liable to fail or falter: thoroughly shaky evidence | Burns overcame a shaky start to beat the Red Sox. DERIVATIVES shak i ly |-kilē |adverb, shak i ness noun

 

Oxford Dictionary

shaky

shaky |ˈʃeɪki | ▶adjective ( shakier, shakiest ) shaking or trembling: she managed a shaky laugh. • unstable because of poor construction or heavy use: a cracked, dangerously shaky table. • not safe or reliable; liable to fail or falter: thoroughly shaky evidence | after a shaky start the Scottish team made superb efforts. DERIVATIVES shakily adverb, shakiness noun

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

shaky

shaky adjective 1 shaky legs: trembling, shaking, tremulous, quivering, quivery, unsteady, wobbly, weak; tottering, tottery, teetering, doddery; informal trembly. ANTONYMS steady. 2 I feel a bit shaky: faint, dizzy, lightheaded, giddy; weak, wobbly, quivery, groggy, muzzy; informal trembly, woozy. 3 a shaky table: unsteady, unstable, wobbly, precarious, rocky, rickety, ramshackle. ANTONYMS stable. 4 the evidence is shaky: unreliable, untrustworthy, questionable, dubious, doubtful, tenuous, suspect, flimsy, weak, unsound, unsupported, unsubstantiated, unfounded; informal iffy. ANTONYMS sound.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

shaky

shaky adjective 1 she walked over to him on shaky legs: trembling, shaking, tremulous, quivering, quivery, unsteady, wobbly, weak; quavery; informal trembly. ANTONYMS steady. 2 he levered himself to his feet and took a few shaky steps: faltering, unsteady, uncertain, tentative, wobbly, wobbling, tottering, tottery, teetering, doddering, doddery, shaking, staggering. 3 I still feel a bit shaky: faint, dizzy, light-headed, giddy; weak, weak-kneed, weak at the knees, wobbly, quivery, unsteady, groggy, muzzy; informal trembly, all of a tremble, all of a quiver, with rubbery legs, woozy; rare vertiginous. 4 a room furnished with two iron beds and a shaky table: unsteady, unstable, wobbly, precarious, rocky, rickety, flimsy, frail; decrepit, ramshackle, dilapidated, on its last legs; informal teetery; Brit. informal wonky, dicky. ANTONYMS stable. 5 the evidence against him is distinctly shaky: unreliable, untrustworthy, questionable, dubious, doubtful, tenuous, suspect, unsubstantial, flimsy, weak, nebulous, unsound, undependable, unsupported, unsubstantiated, ungrounded, unfounded; informal iffy; Brit. informal dodgy. ANTONYMS sound, strong.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

shaky

shak y /ʃéɪki /形容詞 1 〈人が 〉 (老齢 病気 驚きで )体がふらつく, よろめく ; 〈体 (の一部 )声が 〉震える ; 〈物が 〉がたつく, 揺れる ▸ be shaky on one's feet 足元がふらついている .2 〈情報 信念が 〉不完全 [不確か ]な, あやふやな .3 〈状況が 〉不安定な, あやうい .sh á k i ness 名詞 U 震え ; 動揺 .