titubantadj.

Brit.

/ˈtɪtjᵿb(ə)nt/, U.S.

/ˈtɪtjəb(ə)nt/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin titubānt-, titubāns, titubāre.

Etymology: < classical Latin titubānt-, titubāns, present participle of titubāre titubate v. Compare earlier titubating adj. and also earlier titubancy n.Compare Middle French, French titubant (16th cent.), Spanish titubante (15th cent.), Portuguese titubante (17th cent.), Italian titubante (14th cent.).

Characterized by titubation, esp. staggering, faltering, unsteady. Often with reference to drunkenness.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > change > changeableness > [adjective]

slidinga900

wankleeOE

windyc1000

unsteadfastc1200

fleeting?c1225

loose?c1225

brotelc1315

unstablec1340

varyingc1340

variantc1374

motleyc1380

ungroundedc1380

muablea1393

passiblea1393

remuablea1393

changeablea1398

movablea1398

variablec1397

slidderya1400

ticklec1400

variantc1412

flitting1413

mutable?a1425

movingc1425

flaskisable1430

flickering1430

transmutablec1430

vertible1447

brittlea1450

ficklea1450

permutablec1450

unfirmc1450

uncertain1477

turnable1483

unsteadfast1483

vagrantc1522

inconstant1526

alterable?1531

stirringc1540

slippery1548

various1552

slid?1553

mutala1561

rolling1561

weathery1563

unconstant1568

interchangeable1574

fluctuant1575

stayless1575

transitive1575

voluble1575

changeling1577

queasy1579

desultory1581

huff-puff1582

unstaid1586

vagrant1586

changeful1590

floating1594

Protean1594

unstayed1594

swimming1596

anchorless1597

mobilec1600

ticklish1601

catching1603

labile1603

unrooted1604

quicksilvered1605

versatile1605

insubstantial1607

uncertain1609

brandling1611

rootless1611

squeasy1611

wind-changinga1616

insolid1618

ambulatory1625

versatilous1629

plastic1633

desultorious1637

unbottomed1641

fluid1642

fluent1648

yea-and-nay1648

versipellous1650

flexile1651

uncentred1652

variating1653

chequered1656

slideable1662

transchangeative1662

weathercock-like1663

flicketing1674

fluxa1677

lapsable1678

wanton1681

veering1684

upon the weathercock1702

contingent1703

unsettled?1726

fermentable1731

afloat1757

brickle1768

wavy1795

vagarious1798

unsettled1803

fitful1810

metamorphosical1811

undulating1815

tittupya1817

titubant1817

mutative1818

papier mâché1818

teetotum1819

vacillating1822

capricious1823

sensitive1828

quicksilvery1829

unengrafted1829

fluxionala1834

proteiform1833

liquid1835

tottlish1835

kaleidoscopic1846

versative1846

kaleidoscopical1858

tottery1861

choppy1865

variative1874

variational1879

wimbly-wambly1881

fluctuable1882

shifty1882

giveable1884

shifty1884

tippy1886

mutatory1890

upsettable1890

rocky1897

undulatory1897

streaky1898

tottly1905

tipply1906

up and down1907

inertialess1927

sometimey1946

rise-and-fall1950

switchable1961

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > [adjective]

orrathc1175

unsicker?c1225

doubtousc1374

doubtive1393

unsurec1412

uncertained1470

doubtful1509

unassured1528

scriple?a1534

unpersuadeda1535

uncertainc1540

scrupulous1559

unsatisfied1575

unresolved1587

incertaina1616

dubious1632

scrupling1641

hesitant1647

insecure1649

hesitatious1657

uncleara1658

groping1691

doubting1715

dubitative1728

gingerish1764

vague1806

duberous1818

dubitant1821

undecided1828

inconclusive1836

foreheadless1844

titubant1880

convictionless1882

swithering1917

1817 T. L. Peacock Melincourt I. v. 51 Sir Oran's mode of progression being very vacillating, indirect, and titubant.

1832 Examiner 8 July 435/2 A drinking chorus, very joyous and titubant.

1880 F. Hall Doctor Indoctus 61 Not the titubant, perplexed, nerveless, and hide-bound English of half-educated, scruple-mongering, provincial pedantry.

1906 Amer. Jrnl. Philol. 27 107 Highly vinous is a bit of titubant, Bacchanal poetry.

1957 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 16 Feb. 360/1 The gait was titubant, short-steppage, and stiff.

Derivatives

ˈtitubantly adv. in a faltering or unsteady manner.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > change > changeableness > [adverb]

ficklya1300

unconstantlya1542

changefully1615

up and down1643

ticklish1661

titter-totter1673

upon the float1768

titubantly1861

weathercock-wise1874

wimble-wamble1890

rockily1895

1861 R. F. Burton City of Saints v. 317 The discourse began slowly, word crept titubantly after word.

2011 V. Traven Mem. Dromomaniac xx. 144 Titubantly but with a sincere smile, I rose from my seat and waited for the final word of the toast.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	titubant
释义	titubantadj. Brit. /ˈtɪtjᵿb(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˈtɪtjəb(ə)nt/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin titubānt-, titubāns, titubāre. Etymology: < classical Latin titubānt-, titubāns, present participle of titubāre titubate v. Compare earlier titubating adj. and also earlier titubancy n.Compare Middle French, French titubant (16th cent.), Spanish titubante (15th cent.), Portuguese titubante (17th cent.), Italian titubante (14th cent.). Characterized by titubation, esp. staggering, faltering, unsteady. Often with reference to drunkenness. ΘΚΠ the world > time > change > changeableness > [adjective] slidinga900 wankleeOE windyc1000 unsteadfastc1200 fleeting?c1225 loose?c1225 brotelc1315 unstablec1340 varyingc1340 variantc1374 motleyc1380 ungroundedc1380 muablea1393 passiblea1393 remuablea1393 changeablea1398 movablea1398 variablec1397 slidderya1400 ticklec1400 variantc1412 flitting1413 mutable?a1425 movingc1425 flaskisable1430 flickering1430 transmutablec1430 vertible1447 brittlea1450 ficklea1450 permutablec1450 unfirmc1450 uncertain1477 turnable1483 unsteadfast1483 vagrantc1522 inconstant1526 alterable?1531 stirringc1540 slippery1548 various1552 slid?1553 mutala1561 rolling1561 weathery1563 unconstant1568 interchangeable1574 fluctuant1575 stayless1575 transitive1575 voluble1575 changeling1577 queasy1579 desultory1581 huff-puff1582 unstaid1586 vagrant1586 changeful1590 floating1594 Protean1594 unstayed1594 swimming1596 anchorless1597 mobilec1600 ticklish1601 catching1603 labile1603 unrooted1604 quicksilvered1605 versatile1605 insubstantial1607 uncertain1609 brandling1611 rootless1611 squeasy1611 wind-changinga1616 insolid1618 ambulatory1625 versatilous1629 plastic1633 desultorious1637 unbottomed1641 fluid1642 fluent1648 yea-and-nay1648 versipellous1650 flexile1651 uncentred1652 variating1653 chequered1656 slideable1662 transchangeative1662 weathercock-like1663 flicketing1674 fluxa1677 lapsable1678 wanton1681 veering1684 upon the weathercock1702 contingent1703 unsettled?1726 fermentable1731 afloat1757 brickle1768 wavy1795 vagarious1798 unsettled1803 fitful1810 metamorphosical1811 undulating1815 tittupya1817 titubant1817 mutative1818 papier mâché1818 teetotum1819 vacillating1822 capricious1823 sensitive1828 quicksilvery1829 unengrafted1829 fluxionala1834 proteiform1833 liquid1835 tottlish1835 kaleidoscopic1846 versative1846 kaleidoscopical1858 tottery1861 choppy1865 variative1874 variational1879 wimbly-wambly1881 fluctuable1882 shifty1882 giveable1884 shifty1884 tippy1886 mutatory1890 upsettable1890 rocky1897 undulatory1897 streaky1898 tottly1905 tipply1906 up and down1907 inertialess1927 sometimey1946 rise-and-fall1950 switchable1961 the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > [adjective] orrathc1175 unsicker?c1225 doubtousc1374 doubtive1393 unsurec1412 uncertained1470 doubtful1509 unassured1528 scriple?a1534 unpersuadeda1535 uncertainc1540 scrupulous1559 unsatisfied1575 unresolved1587 incertaina1616 dubious1632 scrupling1641 hesitant1647 insecure1649 hesitatious1657 uncleara1658 groping1691 doubting1715 dubitative1728 gingerish1764 vague1806 duberous1818 dubitant1821 undecided1828 inconclusive1836 foreheadless1844 titubant1880 convictionless1882 swithering1917 1817 T. L. Peacock Melincourt I. v. 51 Sir Oran's mode of progression being very vacillating, indirect, and titubant. 1832 Examiner 8 July 435/2 A drinking chorus, very joyous and titubant. 1880 F. Hall Doctor Indoctus 61 Not the titubant, perplexed, nerveless, and hide-bound English of half-educated, scruple-mongering, provincial pedantry. 1906 Amer. Jrnl. Philol. 27 107 Highly vinous is a bit of titubant, Bacchanal poetry. 1957 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 16 Feb. 360/1 The gait was titubant, short-steppage, and stiff. Derivatives ˈtitubantly adv. in a faltering or unsteady manner. ΘΚΠ the world > time > change > changeableness > [adverb] ficklya1300 unconstantlya1542 changefully1615 up and down1643 ticklish1661 titter-totter1673 upon the float1768 titubantly1861 weathercock-wise1874 wimble-wamble1890 rockily1895 1861 R. F. Burton City of Saints v. 317 The discourse began slowly, word crept titubantly after word. 2011 V. Traven Mem. Dromomaniac xx. 144 Titubantly but with a sincere smile, I rose from my seat and waited for the final word of the toast. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1817
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