different between unreliable vs shaky

unreliable

English

Etymology

un- +? reliable

Adjective

unreliable (comparative more unreliable, superlative most unreliable)

  1. Not reliable.

Synonyms

  • flakey
  • sporadic

Antonyms

  • reliable

Derived terms

  • unreliably
  • unreliable narrator

Translations

Anagrams

  • Bleulerian

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shaky

English

Etymology

shake +? -y

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /??e?ki/
  • Rhymes: -e?ki

Adjective

shaky (comparative shakier, superlative shakiest)

  1. Shaking or trembling.
    a shaky spot in a marsh
    a shaky hand
  2. Nervous, anxious.
    He’s a nice guy but when he talks to me, he acts shaky.
    • 2006, Paul A. Grayson, ?Philip W. Meilman, College Mental Health Practice (page 11)
      For the college clinician, restless nights after letting a shaky student walk out of the office are an occupational hazard. Are the student's safety assurances credible? Will he or she make it safely through the weekend?
  3. (of wood) Full of shakes or cracks; cracked.
    shaky timber
    For quotations using this term, see Citations:shaky.
  4. Easily shaken; tottering; unsound.
    a shaky constitution
    shaky business credit
  5. Wavering; undecided.

Synonyms

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

Derived terms

  • shakiness
  • shakycam

Translations

Anagrams

  • hayks

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