teeteryadj.

/ˈtiːtəri/

Etymology: < teeter v. + -y suffix¹.

Tottery, insecure; faint, unsteady.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in specific manner > irregular movement or agitation > unsteady movement > [adjective]

waveringc1540

tilting1606

titubating1653

volatile1654

tittering1661

drunken1786

wavery1820

vacillating1822

joggly1828

yawing1835

teetering1845

wambly1857

pecky1864

drunk1881

teetery1900

wambling1908

1900 N.Y. Jrnl. 25 Nov. 59/2 An attendant was there to help you off if you felt teetery or uncertain.

1905 R. E. Beach Pardners 30 The orchestra spieled some teetery music.

1935 H. L. 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.

1979 Amer. Poetry Rev. Mar. 45/1 Above the stalks—whole islands teetery over the wasting pedestals, natural bulwarks lifting them free from heavy swells and pounding surf.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2018).

单词	teetery
释义	teeteryadj. /ˈtiːtəri/ Etymology: < teeter v. + -y suffix¹. Tottery, insecure; faint, unsteady. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > irregular movement or agitation > unsteady movement > [adjective] waveringc1540 tilting1606 titubating1653 volatile1654 tittering1661 drunken1786 wavery1820 vacillating1822 joggly1828 yawing1835 teetering1845 wambly1857 pecky1864 drunk1881 teetery1900 wambling1908 1900 N.Y. Jrnl. 25 Nov. 59/2 An attendant was there to help you off if you felt teetery or uncertain. 1905 R. E. Beach Pardners 30 The orchestra spieled some teetery music. 1935 H. L. 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. 1979 Amer. Poetry Rev. Mar. 45/1 Above the stalks—whole islands teetery over the wasting pedestals, natural bulwarks lifting them free from heavy swells and pounding surf. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < adj.1900
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