English adjective: tottering | |||
1. | tottering unsteady in gait as from infirmity or old age | ||
Samples | A tottering skeleton of a horse. A tottery old man. | ||
Synonyms | tottery | ||
Similar | unsteady | ||
Antonyms | steady | ||
2. | tottering (of structures or institutions) having lost stability; failing or on the point of collapse | ||
Samples | A tottering empire. | ||
Similar | unstable | ||
Antonyms | stable | ||