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Unsure vs Shaky - What's the difference?

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Unsure is a related term of shaky.


As adjectives the difference between unsure and shaky

is that unsure is uncertain while shaky is shaking]] or [[tremble|trembling.

unsure

English

Adjective

(er)
  • uncertain
    • I'm still unsure whether to attend the wedding.
  • unstable or precarious

    • Synonyms

    * agnostic (unsure of facts, having no decided opinion on a matter)

    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