tottery

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tot·ter

 (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.
[Middle English toteren, perhaps of Scandinavian origin.]
tot′ter·er n.
tot′ter·y adj.
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tot•ter•y

(ˈtɒt ə ri)

adj.
tottering; shaky.
[1745–55]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.tottery - unsteady in gait as from infirmity or old agetottery - unsteady in gait as from infirmity or old age; "a tottering skeleton of a horse"; "a tottery old man"
tottering
unsteady - subject to change or variation; "her unsteady walk"; "his hand was unsteady as he poured the wine"; "an unsteady voice"
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tottery

adjective
1. 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.
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Translations

tottery

[ˈtɒtərɪ] ADJ [elderly person] → de paso tambaleante, de paso nada seguro
he's getting tottery → empieza a andar con poca seguridad
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tottery

adj → wack(e)lig; person → tatterig; a tottery old man → ein Tattergreis m (inf)
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