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teetery, a.|ˈtiːtərɪ|
[f. teeter v. + -y1.]
Tottery, insecure; faint, unsteady.
1900N.Y. Jrnl. 25 Nov. 59/2 An attendant was there to help you off if you felt teetery or uncertain. 1905R. Beach Pardners (1912) i. 34 The orchestra spieled some teetery music. 1935H. Davis Honey in Horn ii. 17 Dogged if I didn't feel teetery to look at it. 1936‘J. Tey’ Shilling for Candles vii. 86 My shoes..I feel dreadful in them. Teetery. 1979Amer. Poetry Rev. Mar.–Apr. 45/1 Above the stalks—whole islands teetery over the wasting pedestals, natural bulwarks lifting them free from heavy swells and pounding surf. |