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shaky

view main entry for shakyadjective  /ˈʃeɪki/ 
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shakily

adverb

shakiness

noun [uncountable]
shakiness noun [uncountable]Likely to fail: hopeless, unworkable, unpromising, disadvantageous, precarious, shaky, on the rocks, not have a hope in hell, uncompetitive, falteringCauses, symptoms and the course of illnesses: aetiology, chill, complication, crisis, dehydration, discharge, etiology, hallucination, pathology, perforationLack of skill or ability: inability, incompetence, incapacity, ineptitude, helplessness, inadequacy, impracticality, amateurishness, heavy-handedness, shakiness

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