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teetery en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈtiːtəɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From teeter + -y.

Meanings

1. tending to teeter
   • the tower is completely taller than my head and also quite teetery 2011, Joanna Nadin, Penny Dreadful Is a Record Breaker:
   • Some of the boulders were teetery and tippety and some were not and you never knew which was which until you stepped on or grabbed one. 2005, Larry Kaniut, Tales from the Edge: True Adventures in Alaska:
   • Frank and Mary were making their way very carefully across the teetery old plank that led from the bank to the door. 1939, Joseph Burke Egan, Character Building in Primary Grades: Grade Three:

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