Shakily

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a shaky manner.

    "“Bloody hell,” she moaned. “Bloody hell, bloody hell.” Though her hands were trembling, she managed to reload the crossbow just as Sue had told her; then she began to shakily run towards where she thought the sound had come from."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a manner characterized by trembling or shaking wordnet
  2. 2
    in an insecurely shaky manner wordnet

Synonyms

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delicatelyfitfullyjerkilyspasmodicallyweakly

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"Robert shakily signed the confession."

Etymology

From shaky + -ly.

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