Adjective

(en adjective)

Not certain; unsure.

*(John Tillotson) (1630-1694)

*:Man, without the protection of a superior Being,is uncertain of everything that he hopes for.

Not known for certain; questionable.

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Not yet determined; undecided.

Variable and subject to change.

Fitful or unsteady.

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*:Turning back, then, toward the basement staircase, she began to grope her way through blinding darkness, but had taken only a few uncertain steps when, of a sudden, she stopped short and for a little stood like a stricken thing, quite motionless save that she quaked to her very marrow in the grasp of a great and enervating fear.

Unpredictable or capricious.

*Sir (Walter Scott) (1771-1832)

*:O woman! in our hours of ease, / Uncertain , coy, and hard to please!

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 .

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, 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

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Easily shaken; tottering; unsound.

a shaky constitution

shaky business credit