(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 3:04:20

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.]

 

© Webster 1913.

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