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1 shaky
1) (weak or trembling with age, illness etc: a shaky voice; shaky handwriting.) drebelīgs; trīcošs2) (unsteady or likely to collapse: a shaky chair.) ļodzīgs3) ((sometimes with at) not very good, accurate etc: He's a bit shaky at arithmetic; My arithmetic has always been very shaky; I'd be grateful if you would correct my rather shaky spelling.) []vājš; ne visai labs* * *drebelīgs, nedrošs; ļodzīgs, nestabils; apšaubāms, nenoteikts
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