"staggered" meaning in English

See staggered in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: en-us-staggered.ogg Forms: more staggered [comparative], most staggered [superlative]
Rhymes: -æɡə(ɹ)d Head templates: {{en-adj}} staggered (comparative more staggered, superlative most staggered)
  1. Astonished, taken aback.
    Sense id: en-staggered-en-adj-0MPyiANr
  2. Arranged in a way that is not uniform.
    Sense id: en-staggered-en-adj-Px-mTXTi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 50 11 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 44 14 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 72 5 6
  3. Of platforms at a railway station, not directly opposite each other.
    Sense id: en-staggered-en-adj-xj~Iwry3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: staggered shelves

Verb

Audio: en-us-staggered.ogg
Rhymes: -æɡə(ɹ)d Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} staggered
  1. simple past and past participle of stagger Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: stagger
    Sense id: en-staggered-en-verb-ZUf3BkpG
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