"tottery" meaning in English

See tottery in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈtɒtəɹɪ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: totterier [comparative], more tottery [comparative], totteriest [superlative], most tottery [superlative]
enPR: tŏʹtərĭ [Received-Pronunciation] Etymology: From totter + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|totter|y}} totter + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er|more}} tottery (comparative totterier or more tottery, superlative totteriest or most tottery)
  1. Tending to totter.

Inflected forms

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