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staggery, a. colloq.|ˈstægərɪ|
[f. stagger n. and v. + -y.]
a. Of an animal: Affected with staggers.
b. Liable to stagger; unsteady.
1778[W. H. Marshall] Minutes Agric. 15 Oct. 1776, I found an exceedingly fine breed [of swine] upon the Farm.—But they were staggery. 1837Dickens Pickw. xvi, If I felt less like a walking brandy-bottle, I shouldn't be quite so staggery this mornin'. 1892J. Wilkins Autobiog. Gamekeeper 225 Before he has got a hundred yards he [the dog] begins to feel very queer and staggery. 1907C. D. Stewart Partners of Providence xxxiv. 436 A tired-out looking frame building that was as staggery as its shed. |