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 ]

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: shivering , trembling ]

not secure; beset with difficulties; a shaky marriage

[ Syn: precarious ]