tottery
adjective uk/ˈtɒt.ər.i/ us/ˈtɑː.t̬ɚ.i/
步履蹒跚的
weak and unable to walk in a normal way, usually because of being old
a tottery old man 一位步履蹣跚的老人
See: totter
Synonym: doddery
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- We now have Moira's mother, who was living alone in an Edinburgh flat and becoming increasingly tottery, living with us.
- Thereafter, Churchill slid inexorably downhill, getting feebler, deafer, more tottery.
- If your tottery ancient parent wants to go to Paris, which you feel that they will not survive, they should still (to my mind) be supported in their wishes.
- McKellen's Lear is so tottery, closer and closer to capsizing in every scene.