Moving unsteadily; unsteady, unstable, tottering; insecure, precarious; in quot. 1430 –40, giddy. Also as adv. unsteadily.

Tottering, shaky, unstable, insecure.

That totters, in various senses of the verb.

Moving or rocking unsteadily; tottering or wobbling, so as to be in danger of falling or overturning. Cf. cocker, v.2

Made to totter, shaken, reeling. rare.

Moving or rocking unsteadily; tottering or wobbling, so as to be in danger of falling or overturning; rickety, shaky, unstable. Cf. cockle, v.3

spec. Of a structure, etc.: swaying, tottering; inclining. Also figurative. Now rare.

Unsteady, tottering; shaky, unstable. Cf. cocker, v.2, cockerty, adj.

Unsteady, tottering; rickety, shaky, unstable. Cf. cockle, v.3, cockly, adj.2

Of motions, actions, or qualities: unsteady, shaky, tottering.

Unsteady, tottering; rickety, shaky, unstable; = cocklety, adj. Cf. cockle, v.3

Unsteady, tottering; shaky, unstable; = cockery, adj. Cf. cocker, v.2