shaky

adj., -i·er, -i·est.

1. Trembling or quivering; tremulous: a shaky voice.
2. Lacking soundness or sturdiness, as of construction: a shaky table.
3. 1. Not to be depended on; precarious: a shaky alliance.
   2. Wavering in firmness: a shaky belief.
   3. Open to question or doubt: shaky evidence.

shakily shak'i·ly adv.
shakiness shak'i·ness n.

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/rigid.
3. Lacking stability: infirm, insecure, precarious, tottering, tottery, unstable, unsteady, unsure, weak, wobbly. See change/persist, strong/weak.
4. Not plausible or believable: flimsy, implausible, improbable, inconceivable, incredible, thin, unbelievable, unconceivable, unconvincing, unsubstantial, weak. See likely/unlikely.

adj

Definition: doubtful
Antonyms: certain, firm, indubious, sound, strong, sure

adj

Definition: trembling
Antonyms: firm, steady, unshaky, unwavering

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The adjective has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: inclined to shake as from weakness or defect
  Synonyms: rickety, wobbly, wonky

Meaning #2: vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze
  Synonyms: quaking, quivering, shaking, shivering, trembling

Meaning #3: not secure; beset with difficulties
  Synonym: precarious

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - usikker, rystende, vakkelvorn

idioms:

• on shaky ground    på gyngende grund

Nederlands (Dutch)
beverig, wankel

Français (French)
adj. - branlant, peu stable, (fig) instable, peu solide, peu fiable, peu sûr, chancelant, (fig) chancelant, mal assuré, hésitant

idioms:

• on shaky ground    sur un terrain peu fiable

Deutsch (German)
adj. - zittrig, wackelig

idioms:

• on shaky ground    auf unsicherem Boden

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ασταθής, τρεμουλιαστός, σαθρός, ξεχαρβαλωμένος, επισφαλής

idioms:

• on shaky ground    που δεν πατά γερά (σε σχέση με επιχειρηματολογία)

Italiano (Italian)
tremolante, traballante, instabile

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - instável, vacilante, inconstante

idioms:

• on shaky ground    num terreno instável

Русский (Russian)
шаткий, трясущийся, непрочный, слабый

idioms:

• on shaky ground    на зыбких основаниях

Español (Spanish)
adj. - tembloroso, inestable, tambaleante

idioms:

• on shaky ground    terreno inestable o poco firme

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - skakig, skälvande, darrande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
震动的, 动摇的, 摇晃的, 虚弱的, 不安的, 颤抖的

idioms:

• on shaky ground    证据不足, 在不稳定的立场

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 震動的, 動搖的, 搖晃的, 虛弱的, 不安的, 顫抖的

idioms:

• on shaky ground    證據不足, 在不穩定的立場

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 흔들리는, 비틀거리는, 허약한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 震える, よろよろする, 揺れる, 不確実な

idioms:

• on shaky ground    あぶなっかしい

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) غير جدير بالثقه, متوعك ألصحه, متداع للسقوط‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮חלש, לא יציב, רעוע, רועד‬

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