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Definition of Totteringly
1. adv. In a tottering manner.
Definition of Totteringly
1. Adverb. In a tottering manner. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Totteringly
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Totteringly
Literary usage of Totteringly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion by James George Frazer (1900)
"As thou didst commence to learn to sit, and, unassisted, to crawl totteringly on
all fours, thou wast ever falling flat on thy face or on thy back. ..."
2. The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by Laurence Sterne (1887)
""THOUGH m?.n is of all others the most curious vehicle," said my father, " yet
at the same time 'tis of so slight a frame, and so totteringly put together, ..."
3. The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman: Gentleman by Laurence Sterne (1894)
"CHAPTER VIII THOUGH man is of all others the most curious vehicle, said my father,
yet, at the same time, 'tis of so slight a frame, and so totteringly put ..."
4. An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1893)
"... nog,'the bench stands totteringly still ' (ie is rickety) ; Sewel. See Wriggle.
RICOCHET, the rebound of a cannon-ball fired at a slight elevation. ..."
5. The World's Best Poetry by Bliss Carman (1904)
"One day a woman, frail and gray, Stepped totteringly across the floor— " Let in,"
said she, " the light of day, Then, Jean, unlock the bottom drawer. ..."
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