topplyadj.
/ˈtɒpli/ Liable to topple over.
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the world > movement > motion in specific manner > irregular movement or agitation > unsteady movement > [adjective] > tottering > unstable
unstable1390
unsteadfasta1400
tickle1515
unstayed1594
unsteady1598
shittle1601
firmless1605
flitty1642
totty1652
shuttlec1682
unfirm1697
wankly1795
wankya1825
cockery1825
wobbly1833
tottlish1835
earthquaky1837
tottling1849
shaky1850
cockly1859
unsteadied1865
shoggy1866
wankle1869
wibblety-wobblety1877
cockerty1895
tipsy1895
rocky1900
wibbly-wobbly1901
tottly1905
topply1913
wibbly1914
1913 J. Vaizey College Girl xvii. 236 The screen's..a topply one.
1950 G. Greene Third Man ix. 67 The inadequate too-fancy topply table.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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