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shakiness

sha·ki·ness

US/ˈʃeɪkinʌs/ uncommon

noun

1.

a shaky motion

  • “the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe”
2.

the quality of being unstable and insecure

  • “the shakiness of the present regime”
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Origin

From shaky + -ness.

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