Not steady in position; readily swaying or shaking; liable to swing or fall.
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释义 | the world > movement > motion in specific manner > irregular movement or agitation > unsteady movement > [adjective] > tottering > unstable (32) unstable1390 Not steady in position; readily swaying or shaking; liable to swing or fall. unsteadfasta1400 Of persons, the mind, etc.: Not steadfast in conduct or opinion; inconstant, fickle. tickle1515 In unstable equilibrium, easily upset or overthrown, insecure, tottering, crazy; also, easily set in motion or action; nicely poised; delicate… unstayed1594 Unsupported, †unstable. unsteady1598 Not steady in position; not firm or secure; not held or kept steady. shittle1601 Of things: Shaky, unstable. firmless1605 Unsteady, shifting. flitty1642 Flitting, unstable, flighty. totty1652 Unsteady, shaky, tottery (physically or mentally); dizzy, dazed; tipsy, fuddled. shuttlec1682 Variant of shittle, adj., unsteady, shaky, etc., surviving in dialect (see Eng. Dial. Dict.). unfirm1697 Not firmly placed or planted; insecure; unstable, unsteady; liable to slip or fall. wankly1795 Weak, feeble; unstable, wobbly; unsteady, not to be relied upon, precarious; = wankle, adj. wankya1825 Weak, feeble; unsteady, shaky; = wankly, adj. cockery1825 Unsteady, tottering; shaky, unstable. Cf. cocker, v.2, cockerty, adj. wobbly1833 That wobbles; tending to wobble (in various senses of wobble, v. 1). tottlish1835 unsteady, totterish. earthquaky1837 Resembling the effect of or suggesting the motion of an earthquake; characteristic of an earthquake. Also: prone to earthquakes. tottling1849 That tottles; moving unsteadily; apt to tip or topple; shaky; crazy; also figurative feeble or shaky in intellect. Cf. totty, adj.2 shaky1850 Of a person or his limbs: Trembling with age, infirmity, apprehension or fear. cockly1859 Unsteady, tottering; rickety, shaky, unstable; = cocklety, adj. Cf. cockle, v.3 unsteadied1865 (un-, prefix1 affix 2.) shoggy1866 Shaky, insecure. wankle1869 Unsteady, insecure, precarious; unstable, wobbly; changeable, unsettled; inconstant, fickle, not to be relied on. wibblety-wobblety1877 characterized by ‘wibbling and wobbling’, unsteady. cockerty1895 Unsteady, tottering; shaky, unstable; = cockery, adj. Cf. cocker, v.2 tipsy1895 figurative. Affected as if by intoxicating liquor; unsteady as if from drink; inclined to tip or tilt. rocky1900 Of a physical object: tending to move unsteadily from side to side; wobbly, tottering. wibbly-wobbly1901 tottly1905 = tottlish adj. topply1913 Liable to topple over. wibbly1914 Wobbly; unsteady. Subcategories:— due to weight at top (1) |
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