tottery
Ready to topple
Tottery describes something or someone unsteady and liable to fall—wobbly, shaky, precarious.
An elderly person might walk with tottery steps; a stack of books might look tottery on the edge of a desk.
The word suggests fragility and instability: The tottery old fence finally collapsed in the storm.
Lacking balance or stability
- wobblyTending to teeter
- shakyTrembling or unstable
- staggeringShockingly impressive or unsteady
- swayingRhythmic lateral movement
faltering · trembling · unstable · rickety · precarious · lurching · stumbling · wavering
Unsteady, liable to collapse
- unstableProne to sudden change
- ramshackleBadly deteriorated from neglect
- dilapidatedRuined through neglect
- shakyTrembling or unstable
precarious · flimsy · wobbly · unsteady · insecure · crumbling · decrepit · tumbledown
unsteady
Lacking balance or stability
- wobblyTending to teeter
- shakyTrembling or unstable
- staggeringShockingly impressive or unsteady
swaying · faltering · trembling · unstable · rickety · precarious · lurching · stumbling · wavering · quivering
rickety
Unsteady, liable to collapse
- unstableProne to sudden change
- ramshackleBadly deteriorated from neglect
- dilapidatedRuined through neglect
shaky · precarious · flimsy · wobbly · unsteady · insecure · crumbling · decrepit · tumbledown · unsafe
aged
Advanced in years
doddering · feeble · geriatric · senescent · weakened · enfeebled · shuffling · stooped · arthritic · unsteady
totterysteady
Fixed, not fluctuating
stable · firm · balanced · sure-footed · controlled
- teeter totterPivoting playground board