tottery

English

Etymology

totter +‎ -y

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: tŏʹtərĭ, IPA^(key): /ˈtɒtəɹɪ/

Adjective

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

1. Tending to totter.
   • 1911, James George Frazer, The Golden Bough, volume 11, page 236:

     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.