tottery

adjective

tot·​tery ˈtä-tə-rē 

: of an infirm or precarious nature

Synonyms

• aquiver
• atremble
• quaking
• quavery
• quivering
• shaking
• shaky
• shuddering
• shuddery
• tottering
• trembling
• trembly
• tremulous
• wobbling
• wabbling
• wobbly
• wabbly

Examples of tottery in a Sentence

with a tottery gait the frail, elderly woman slowly climbed the steps of the church

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1755, in the meaning defined above