shaky

adj 1: 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" [syn: {rickety}, {wobbly},

{wonky}]

2: 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"

[syn: {quaking}, {quivering}, {shaking}, {shivering}, {trembling}]

3: not secure; beset with difficulties; "a shaky marriage"

[syn: {precarious}]