shakily
adverb/ˈʃeɪkɪli/
/ˈʃeɪkɪli/
- while shaking and feeling weak, often because you are ill, emotional or old synonym unsteadily
- ‘Get the doctor,’ he whispered shakily.
- Jill rose shakily to her feet.
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- in a way that does not seem very successful synonym uncertainly
- The movie starts shakily but gets better.
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