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tottery

[ tot-uh-ree ]

/ ˈtɒt ə ri /

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adjective

tottering; shaky.

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Origin of tottery

First recorded in 1745–55; totter + -y¹

Words nearby tottery

totsiens, Tottenham, Totten trust, totter, tottering, tottery, tottie, totting, totty, toucan, toucanet

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How to use tottery in a sentence

I found him first, a little withered, dried-up old fellow, wrinkled-faced and bleary-eyed and tottery.
Before Adam|Jack London
Through a barred window the wondering warden sourly watched the crawling, tottery figure.
The Escape of Mr. Trimm|Irvin S. Cobb
But An' Jerusha, very rheumatic and tottery, went brave as an autumn sunset.
The Open Question|Elizabeth Robins
Mammy did not often overstep the lines set by convention; but on this occasion she certainly seemed tottery.
Three Little Women's Success|Gabrielle E. Jackson

You mustn't even mind being a little tottery upon your legs at first.
The Little Princess of Tower Hill|L. T. Meade