"staggery" meaning in English

See staggery in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more staggery [comparative], most staggery [superlative]
Etymology: From stagger + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|stagger|y}} stagger + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} staggery (comparative more staggery, superlative most staggery)
  1. staggering
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