staggery

adjective

Definition of staggerynext
as in rocky

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  1. rocky
  2. wavering
  3. unstable
  4. shivering
  5. unsteady
Adjective
  • The robot successfully navigated university campuses, forest trails, grassy fields, rocky terrain, staircases, stepping stones, logs, gaps, and fallen branches.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 15 July 2026
  • The rocky beaches around the amphitheater offer a clear line of sight of the Starship launch pad, and there are often spectators on boats out of nearby Port Isabel offering a picturesque view.
    — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of rocky
Adjective
  • Sony has also shown a wavering commitment to its digital stores.
    — Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 1 July 2026
  • The same engine that nudges one shopper up can hand another a discount to close a wavering sale.
    — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 10 June 2026
Definition of wavering
Adjective
  • In the first half of the album, Dean explores unstable characters—bearing some resemblance, perhaps, to their indie-sleaze peers—with both second-hand embarrassment and fascination.
    — Cassidy Sollazzo, Pitchfork, 13 July 2026
  • Rhaenyra, queen of the Blacks, seizes the Iron Throne in King’s Landing with the support of Alicent, who has simply had enough of her unstable and terrible sons.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 13 July 2026
Definition of unstable
Adjective
  • Standing 10 yards in front of us on a corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue was a shivering elderly woman who looked lost.
    — Richard Greenberg, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
  • What she’s produced is a searching, pointedly disorienting text, studded with passages of extreme beauty and generous humor, that wears whimsy like a shivering veil over consuming discomfort, even terror.
    — Paul McAdory, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
Definition of shivering
Adjective
  • Early reviews said that House of the Dragon was at the top of its game in season 3, after a periodically unsteady run before that.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • Sydney is extra unsteady and flustered.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026
Definition of unsteady
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“Staggery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/staggery. Accessed 19 Jul. 2026.

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