tottery

tot·ter

T0286500 (tŏt′ər)intr.v. tot·tered, tot·ter·ing, tot·ters 1. a. To sway as if about to fall.b. To appear about to collapse: an empire that had begun to totter.2. To walk unsteadily or feebly; stagger. See Synonyms at blunder.n. The act or condition of tottering.

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[Middle English toteren, perhaps of Scandinavian origin.]

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tot′ter·er n.tot′ter·y adj.

tot•ter•y

(ˈtɒt ə ri)

adj. tottering; shaky. [1745–55]

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

tottery - unsteady in gait as from infirmity or old age; "a tottering skeleton of a horse"; "a tottery old man"totteringunsteady - subject to change or variation; "her unsteady walk"; "his hand was unsteady as he poured the wine"; "an unsteady voice"

tottery

adjective1. Not physically steady or firm:precarious, rickety, shaky, tottering, unstable, unsteady, wobbly.2. Lacking stability:infirm, insecure, precarious, shaky, tottering, unstable, unsteady, unsure, weak, wobbly.

Translations

barcollante