Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shakily

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.15 in modern English

Syllables
shak-i-ly
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a shaky manner.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English shaky Middle English -ly English -ly English shakily From shaky + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more shakily (comparative) most shakily (superlative)

Questions

What does shakily mean?
In a shaky manner.
Where does shakily come from?
Etymology tree English shaky Middle English -ly English -ly English shakily From shaky + -ly.

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