tottery
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8.4
- adjective
- /ˈtɑːtəri/
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titubeante
- The kitten took a few tottery steps before tumbling over on the soft carpet.
Examples
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He'd seen her at parties, but that had been a while; he remembered an eager laugh and boots with tottery little heels.
Fiction book (1999) -
♪ ♪ My legs may be tottery, I must go slow ♪ ♪ And be careful of Old Deuteronomy
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There were several additions of a later date; but, above all, three crosses of red ink—two on the north part of the island, one in the southwest, and beside this last, in the same red ink, and in a small, neat hand, very different from the captain's tottery characters, these words: "Bulk of treasure here."
Academic text (2009) -
The elderly man walked with tottery steps, clutching the railing for support.
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After a long hike, she felt tottery as she tried to regain her balance.
Synonyms
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2.1
Not steady and trembling, often from fear, cold, or tiredness
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3.6
Unsteady and likely to move from side to side
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3.3
Not firm or balanced and likely to fall
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7.7
Not steady or straight and likely to wobble
Unsteady and moving because of weakness or old age
Shaky and likely to fall over when you touch it
Weak and unsteady because of old age
Moving or looking unsteady and slightly shaking
Is not steady and likely to fall or roll
Antonyms
How Unsteady
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Tottery comes from the verb totter, which means 'to move unsteadily'. The ending -y means 'full of', so something tottery is shaky or weak and likely to wobble or fall.