definition of
shaky

[1] #1 shaky s. [rickety, wobbly, wonky] 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". wn

[2] #2 shaky s. [shivering, trembling] 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"; "sparklin. wn

[3] #3 shaky s. [precarious] not secure; beset with difficulties; "a shaky marriage". wn