Dithery
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Unable to think straight; tending to dither.
- 2 Constantly moving about
- 3 Characterized by dithering.
"It has been a dithery decade for nuclear policy. After the 2011 disaster at the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan, several countries began shuttering their reactors and tearing up plans for new ones."
Example
More examples"It has been a dithery decade for nuclear policy. After the 2011 disaster at the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan, several countries began shuttering their reactors and tearing up plans for new ones."
Etymology
From dither + -y.
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