adjective
- unsteady on one’s feet; shaky or wobbly when walking or standing
Examples
- The elderly man took tottery steps across the room.
- She felt tottery after getting up too quickly from bed.
- The patient’s tottery gait concerned the doctor.
- His legs were tottery after the long illness.
- The tottery old bridge swayed in the wind.
- She walked in a tottery manner after the accident.