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tottering

DEFINITIONS OF: tottering

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adj unsteady in gait as from infirmity or old age

“a tottering skeleton of a horse”
Synonyms:
tottery
unsteady
subject to change or variation

adj (of structures or institutions) having lost stability; failing or on the point of collapse

“a tottering empire”
Synonyms
unstable
lacking stability or fixity or firmness
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