teetery

English

Etymology

From teeter +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈtiːtəɹi/

Adjective

teetery (comparative more teetery, superlative most teetery)

1. tending to teeter
   • 1939, Joseph Burke Egan, Character Building in Primary Grades: Grade Three:

     Frank and Mary were making their way very carefully across the teetery old plank that led from the bank to the door.

   • 2005, Larry Kaniut, Tales from the Edge: True Adventures in Alaska:

     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.

   • 2011, Joanna Nadin, Penny Dreadful Is a Record Breaker:

     the tower is completely taller than my head and also quite teetery