shakier
More prone to trembling
Shakier is the comparative form of shaky—more unsteady, less stable, or more uncertain.
A person recovering from illness may be shakier on their feet than yesterday.
An argument can be shakier than it first appeared.
The economy looks even shakier after today's news.
Shaking slightly and rapidly
- wobblingMoving unsteadily, wavering
- shiveringInvoluntary bodily trembling
- vibratingTrembling rapidly in place
- shudderingConvulsive trembling motion
twitching · quavering · fluttering · juddering · oscillating · jiggling · pulsating · convulsing
More prone to teetering
- unsteadierMore prone to wobbling
- teeteringUnstably balanced, nearly falling
- ricketyUnsteady, liable to collapse
- totteringMoving unsteadily, nearly falling
unbalanced · flimsy · ramshackle · dilapidated · decrepit · crumbling · fragile · collapsible
quivering
Shaking slightly and rapidly
- wobblingMoving unsteadily, wavering
- shiveringInvoluntary bodily trembling
- vibratingTrembling rapidly in place
shuddering · twitching · quavering · fluttering · juddering · oscillating · jiggling · pulsating · convulsing · swaying
wobblier
More prone to teetering
- unsteadierMore prone to wobbling
- teeteringUnstably balanced, nearly falling
- ricketyUnsteady, liable to collapse
tottering · unbalanced · flimsy · ramshackle · dilapidated · decrepit · crumbling · fragile · collapsible · rocky
flimsier
Less sturdy or substantial
- weakerDiminished in force
edgier
More tense or provocative
- shaking handsMutual grip greeting
- shaking offRemoving by jerking motion
- shaking upReorganizing dramatically
- shaking one's headNonverbal sign of disapproval
- shaking headLateral motion indicating no
- shaking in one's bootsExtremely frightened