tottery

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UK/ˈtɒtəɹɪ/

adjective

Tending to totter.

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totteringunsteady
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Meanings

adjectivetottery (comparative totterier or more tottery, superlative totteriest or most tottery)

comparative totterier · comparative more tottery · superlative totteriest · superlative most tottery

  1. Tending to totter.

    The other two […] hobbled along bent double and supporting their tottery steps on staves to mark the weight of years; for they played the part of two medicine-men of venerable age and great magical power.

    1911, James George Frazer, The Golden Bough, volume 11, page 236

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveunsteady in gait as from infirmity or old age

Similar
totteringunsteady
Also see
totteringtotterish

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From totter + -y.

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APA

tottery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tottery

MLA

“tottery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tottery. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tottery,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tottery.

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