toty
- adjective
- UK
:
inestable
- After years of use, the table became toty and rocked with every touch.
Examples
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The old wooden ladder was so toty that no one dared to climb it.
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He avoided the toty bridge, fearing it might collapse under his weight.
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That chair is toty.
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Be careful with that toty chair!
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The old wooden ladder was so toty that no one dared to climb it.
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After years of use, the table became toty and rocked with every touch.
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He avoided the toty bridge, fearing it might collapse under his weight.
Synonyms
80
4.4
Not steady and likely to change, fail, or fall
53
3.3
Not firm or safe and likely to fail
47
7.6
In a dangerous, unstable position likely to fall or fail
36
3.6
Unsteady and likely to move from side to side
16
3.3
Not firm or balanced and likely to fall
9
3.0
Something that moves in an unsteady way with sudden bumps
8
7.5
Unsteady and likely to fall over easily
6
7.7
Not steady or straight and likely to wobble
1
8.4
Unsteady and shaky because of weakness or old age
1
4.9
Unsteady and likely to fall to one side
Unsteady and likely to fall or tip over
Is not steady and likely to fall or roll
Likely to fall because the top is heavy or unbalanced
Likely to wobble or break, like a weak chair
Unstable and likely to fall or fail soon
Antonyms
How Unsteady
Surface Forms
Etymology
Toty is related to the common word totter, which means 'to move unsteadily' or almost fall, so a toty object is shaky and likely to fall over.