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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

tottery en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • tŏʹtərĭ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈtɒtəɹɪ/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From totter + -y.

Meanings

  1. Tending to totter.
    • The other two […] hobbled along bent double and supporting their tottery steps on staves to mark the weight of years; for they played the part of two medicine-men of venerable age and great magical power. 1911, James George Frazer, The Golden Bough, volume 11, page 236:

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most tottery Degree=Sup lexicographic
totterier Degree=Cmp lexicographic
more tottery Degree=Cmp lexicographic
totteriest Degree=Sup lexicographic