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.
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Tottery
/ˈtɒtəɹɪ/
Synonyms for "tottery" (80 found)
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Closest matches (16)
agedanilebatteredbeat upbeat-upbeaten upbroken downbroken-downcrabbeddebilitateddecrepitderelictdilapidateddoddereddodderingdoddery
Strong matches (24)
doubtfuldubiousfeeblefossilizedgerontalgeronticgroggyin ruinsinfirminsecuremossbackedmoth eatenmoth-eatenmummylikepalsiedpapery-skinnedperilousramshackleravaged with agericketish
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Adjective(3 words)
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More general
4 entrieseconomic fragilitypolitical instabilitystate of instabilityunsteady condition
More specific
5 entriesfragile regimeprecarious leadershipshaky gaitunstable coalitionwobbly step
Collocations
5 entriestottery footingtottery frametottery gaittottery laddertottery stance
Inflections
2 entriesmore totterymost tottery
Derivations
4 entriessimilar
1 entriesSample sentences
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