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    shacky
    /ˈʃaki/

    adjective

    • 1. (of a building) dilapidated or ramshackle: informal North American "little shacky farms"

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  2. The meaning of SHACKY is characterized by the presence or semblance of a shack. How to use shacky in a sentence.

  3. Shacky definition: run-down; dilapidated. See examples of SHACKY used in a sentence.

  4. SHACKY definition: run-down ; dilapidated | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples

  5. moving with quick, short movements from side to side, not in a controlled way: Soon after it was born, the calf got up and tried to stand on its shaky legs. The child wrote her name in large shaky letters. She's recovering well from her operation, but she's still a little shaky on her feet. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

  6. shaky. adjective. ˈshā-kē. shakier; shakiest. Synonyms of shaky. 1. : characterized by shakes. shaky timber. 2. a. : lacking stability : precarious. a shaky economy. performed well after a shaky start. b. : lacking in firmness (as of beliefs or principles) c. : lacking in authority or reliability : questionable. shaky experimental procedures.

  7. SHACKY definition: run-down ; dilapidated | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples in American English.

  8. Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Frequency. Factsheet. What does the adjective shacky mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective shacky. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status. OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions.