SHAKY
What does "SHAKY" mean?
Trembling or unsteady; lacking firmness, reliability, or confidence.
Meanings
- Physically trembling or unsteady on its base. He climbed the shaky ladder one careful rung at a time.
- Not firmly established; uncertain or insecure. The company's finances were on shaky ground after the recall. figurative
Word origin
From 'shake' (Old English 'sceacan', to vibrate) plus the adjective suffix '-y'.
Remember it
SHAKY is SHAKE with the E swapped for a wobbly Y - the word can't even stand still.
A little poem
The bridge of two old planks still holds-
shaky is not the same as failed.
couplet
Wordplay
- My alibi was shaky and so was the witness - turns out we'd both had too much coffee.
What it teaches
Shaky still bears weight; trembling and breaking are not the same line.
Quick facts
What does SHAKY mean?
Trembling or unsteady; lacking firmness, reliability, or confidence.
Is SHAKY a valid word?
Yes — SHAKY is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is SHAKY?
SHAKY has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does SHAKY come from?
From 'shake' (Old English 'sceacan', to vibrate) plus the adjective suffix '-y'.
What can SHAKY teach us?
Shaky still bears weight; trembling and breaking are not the same line.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.