tippy
Prone to tipping
Tippy describes something that tips easily or feels unstable, likely to overturn with slight pressure or uneven weight distribution.
A tippy canoe requires careful balance; a tippy chair wobbles dangerously.
The word is informal and often appears in warnings or descriptions of precarious situations.
In some dialects, tippy-toes is a variant of tiptoes, describing the act of walking on the balls of one's feet.
Tending to teeter
- teeteringUnstably balanced, nearly falling
- totteringMoving unsteadily, nearly falling
- shakyTrembling or unstable
- unbalancedLacking equilibrium or stability
toppling · rickety · swaying · precarious · top-heavy · lopsided · off-balance · tilting
wobbly
Tending to teeter
- teeteringUnstably balanced, nearly falling
- totteringMoving unsteadily, nearly falling
- shakyTrembling or unstable
unbalanced · toppling · rickety · swaying · precarious · top-heavy · lopsided · off-balance · tilting · rocking
tiptoe
Walk on foot-fronts
sneaky · creeping · tentative · gentle · delicate · light-footed · padding · hushed · silent · nimble
- boat descriptorsseaworthy, sailing, motorized, anchored, moored
- stabilitystable, steady, firmness, unstable, equilibrium
- tea industrytea plantation, tea trade, tea garden, tea estate, tea leaves
- tea gradesorange pekoe, dust, whole leaf, BOP
- woolmerino, fleece, cashmere, lambswool, merino wool
- tip overFall sideways from standing
- tip of the tongueVerge of recollection
- tip of the icebergVisible portion suggesting hidden mass
- tipping pointThreshold triggering major change
- tip offSecretly inform beforehand
- tip jarContainer for gratuities