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Snakier vs Shakier - What's the difference?

snakier | shakier |

As adjectives the difference between snakier and shakier

is that snakier is (snaky) while shakier is (shaky).

snakier

English

Adjective

(head)
  • (snaky)

    • snaky

    English

    Alternative forms

    * snakey

    Adjective

    (er)
  • resembling or relating to snakes
  • twisty
  • :Walking through the snaky passages I was soon completely lost.
  • (obsolete) sly; cunning; deceitful
    • So to the coast of Jordan he directs / His easy steps, girded with snaky wiles. — Milton.
  • (obsolete) Covered with serpents; having serpents.
    • A snaky rod or wand. — Dryden.
    That snaky -headed, Gorgon shield. — Milton.

    Anagrams

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    shakier

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • (shaky)

    • shaky

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Shaking]] or [[tremble, trembling.
    • a shaky spot in a marsh
    a shaky hand
  • Nervous]]; [[anxious, Anxious.
    • He’s a nice guy but when he talks to me, he acts shaky .
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=April 10 , author=Alistair Magowan , title=Aston Villa 1 - 0 Newcastle , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Villa had plenty of opportunities to make the game safe after a shaky start and despite not reaching any great heights, they were resolute enough to take control of the game in the second half. }}
  • (of wood) Full of shakes or cracks; cracked.
    • shaky timber
  • * (seeCites2)
  • Easily shaken; tottering; unsound.
    • a shaky constitution
    shaky business credit

    Synonyms

    * (not held or fixed securely and likely to fall over) precarious, rickety, unsteady, tottering, unsafe, unstable, wobbly

    Derived terms

    * shakiness * shakycam