shaky

shaky
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
adj. trembling, wavering, unsteady; insecure, unstable. See agitation, oscillation, fear, uncertainty. Ant., steady, secure.
II
(Roget's IV) modif.
1. [Not firm]
Syn. quivery, trembling, jellylike, all-a-quiver, unsettled, not set, yielding, unsteady, tottering, unsound, insecure, tremulous, unstable, infirm, jittery, nervous.
Ant. firm*, settled, rigid.
2. [Not reliable]
Syn. uncertain, tenuous, not Dependable, not to be Depended on, doubtful, questionable; see also unreliable 2 , unsteady 2 .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.
1. unstable unsteady, wobbly, rickety, precarious, loose, wiggly, jerry-built, teetering, unreliable.
2. nervous quivering, tremulous, shivering, jittery, trembling, quaking.
3. questionable doubtful, uncertain, dubious, speculative, unreliable, undependable, suspect.
ANT.: 1. stable, secure, steady. 2. calm, relaxed. 3. certain, sure
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Marked by or affected with tremors: aquiver, quaky, quivery, shivery, tremulant, tremulous, twittery. See REPETITION. 2. Not physically steady or firm: precarious, rickety, tottering, tottery, unstable, unsteady, wobbly. See FLEXIBLE. 3. Lacking stability: infirm, insecure, precarious, tottering, tottery, unstable, unsteady, unsure, weak, wobbly. See CHANGE, STRONG. 4. Not plausible or believable: flimsy, implausible, improbable, inconceivable, incredible, thin, unbelievable, unconceivable, unconvincing, unsubstantial, weak. See LIKELY.

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