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teetery

UK/ˈtiːtəɹi/

teetery adjective: tending to teeter.

Adjective

teetery (comparative more teetery, superlative most teetery)

  1. tending to teeter
    • Frank and Mary were making their way very carefully across the teetery old plank that led from the bank to the door.1939, Joseph Burke Egan, Character Building in Primary Grades: Grade Three
    • Some of the boulders were teetery and tippety and some were not and you never knew which was which until you stepped on or grabbed one.2005, Larry Kaniut, Tales from the Edge: True Adventures in Alaska

Forms of teetery

comparativemore teetery
superlativemost teetery

Origin of teetery

From teeter + -y.

Questions about teetery

What does teetery mean?
Teetery means tending to teeter.
What part of speech is teetery?
Teetery is an adjective.
How do you pronounce teetery?
Teetery is pronounced /ˈtiːtəɹi/ (UK).

Words near teetery in the dictionary

  1. teetertails
  2. teetertotter
  3. teetertottered
  4. teetertottering
  5. teetertotters
  6. teetery
  7. teeth
  8. teeth arm
  9. teeth arms
  10. teeth mark
  11. teeth marks

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