SHAKILY Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

shakily

adverb

Definition of shakily

as in faintly

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Recent Examples of shakily Kovacik shakily asked Silverman who the helicopter belonged to. — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026 The archival, iconic footage of Jordan scoring 38 points while dealing with illness in Game 5 of the 1997 NBA Finals was intended to inspire willpower in a Bruins team that had run shakily out of the starting gate in its last two tournament games. — Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2026 When Stanton shakily read her Declaration, the crowd seemed wary of the voting-rights point. — Moira Donegan, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026 His 2025 season started somewhat shakily, then included a quadriceps injury that cost him two games and opened the door for Jake Moody to temporarily handle the kicking duties. — Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026 On a rainy Saturday last summer, I can be found paddling out, popping up, and generally hanging ten—goofily, shakily, semi-triumphantly—in a skylit East Village walk-up. — Sally Singer, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2025 The defense began shakily, giving up 231 yards of total offense in the first half. — Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 30 Aug. 2025 On YouTube, cats with radial nerve paralysis were able to walk shakily. — Tao Lin, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025

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This is a subject far older than this Lean-In-era epiphany, yet New Stanford stops short at gesturing faintly in the direction of conversations that could theoretically be had.

— Judy Berman, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
For a generation of children only faintly aware of Led Zeppelin, but intimately aware of every second of Wayne’s World thanks to countless repeat viewings, this was extraordinarily confusing.

— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of faintly

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Last year, Abrams had delicately cleaned the tombstone of Mary Bailey, who died in 1852 at just 21 years old.

— Kimberlee Kruesi, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
Light, fruity, and delicately tangy, Champagne vinegar is typically made from wines produced using the same grape varieties as Champagne, such as Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.

— Emily Saladino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of delicately

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By the time Robyn joins the conversation, her bestie is on the ropes, feebly trying to insist that the entire matter is a misunderstanding.

— Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2026
The prime minister has feebly tried to make his own reels in response, but that failed to stem the tide of public irreverence.

— Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026

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