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quaky

[ kwey-kee ]

adjective

quakier, quakiest.
  1. tending to quake; shaky or tremulous.


quaky

/ ˈkweɪkɪ /

adjective

  1. inclined to quake; shaky; tremulous
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈquakily, adverb
  • ˈquakiness, noun
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Other Words From

  • quaki·ly adverb
  • quaki·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of quaky1

First recorded in 1860–65; quake + -y 1
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Example Sentences

To prepare young children psychologically, a "Quaky, Shaky" van, which can mimic a tremor, is sent around to elementary schools.

Mrs. Glenn pays $10-a-week rent for her quaky quarters in "The Bottoms" but has got only $22.80 from welfare for a gas bill.

Some said "The Kid" had been overworked by the turnstile-wooing Indians; others said he had become quaky on his pinnacle of fame.

GRIPES: A bit quaky at higher speeds.

Elsey saved a couple of papers with the President's signature; firm, strong in 1942, quaky and feeble by 1945.

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