staggerers
Those who teeter
Staggerers is the plural of staggerer—one who staggers or causes others to stagger.
The word appears most often in veterinary contexts, where staggerers refers to livestock diseases affecting the nervous system and causing unsteady gait: The sheep were diagnosed with grass staggerers.
Occasionally used for people who walk unsteadily, especially from intoxication.
Chronic heavy drinker
- inebriationDrunken state
- tipsinessLight intoxication state
- boozeInformal term for spirits
- alcoholIntoxicating hydroxyl compound
liquor · pub · bar · tavern · hangover · sloshed · hammered · plastered
Sensation of spinning
- spinningRevolving around an axis
- imbalanceLack of proportion
- lightheadednessSensation of near-fainting
- disorientationLoss of spatial awareness
giddiness · swaying · wooziness · unsteadiness · reeling · faintness · vestibular · equilibrium
Shocked into speechlessness
- reelingUnsteady from shock
- blindsidedSurprised by unforeseen impact
- flooredOverwhelmed by surprise
- dumbstruckRendered speechless by shock
thunderstruck · gobsmacked · bowled-over · shell-shocked · dazed · stupefied · speechless · astonished
Weakness of body
- infirmityWeakness from illness or age
- feeblenessLack of strength
- debilityImpaired strength or vitality
- unsteadinessLack of firm balance
shakiness · tottering · faltering · hobbling · doddering · fragility · impairment · enfeebled
drunkard
Chronic heavy drinker
- inebriationDrunken state
- tipsinessLight intoxication state
- boozeInformal term for spirits
alcohol · liquor · pub · bar · tavern · hangover · sloshed · hammered · plastered · wasted
vertigo
Sensation of spinning
- spinningRevolving around an axis
- imbalanceLack of proportion
- lightheadednessSensation of near-fainting
disorientation · giddiness · swaying · wooziness · unsteadiness · reeling · faintness · vestibular · equilibrium · nausea
stunned
Shocked into speechlessness
- reelingUnsteady from shock
- blindsidedSurprised by unforeseen impact
- flooredOverwhelmed by surprise
dumbstruck · thunderstruck · gobsmacked · bowled-over · shell-shocked · dazed · stupefied · speechless · astonished · flabbergasted
frailty
Weakness of body
- infirmityWeakness from illness or age
- feeblenessLack of strength
- debilityImpaired strength or vitality
unsteadiness · shakiness · tottering · faltering · hobbling · doddering · fragility · impairment · enfeebled · decrepit
fatigue
Weariness from prolonged exertion
- wearinessState of being drained
- burnoutChronic occupational depletion
- collapseSudden structural failure
drained · spent · overwork · tiredness · overexertion · depleted · flagging · bone-tired · knackered · shattered
wobble
Unsteady side-to-side motion
teeter · stumble · shuffle · reel · shamble · weave · careen · falter · dodder · zigzag
- staggered startOffset initial positions
- staggered hoursVaried start and end times
- staggered stanceFeet placed front-to-back
- staggered formationNon-linear parallel positioning