doddery
adjective
mainlyUKinformaluk/ˈdɒd.ər.i/us/ˈdɑː.dɚ.i/(alsododdering,uk/ˈdɒd.ər.ɪŋ/us/ˈdɑː.dɚ.ɪŋ/)weakandunabletowalkin anormalway, usually because you areold:
(通常指因年老而)步履蹒跚的,走路摇摇晃晃的a dodderyoldman步履蹒跚的老人
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senile
gaga(MENTALLY UNCLEAR)informal
not physically strong
- weakShe was too tired and weak to finish the race.
- feebleMany of the pensioners were so feeble they had to be stretchered onto the ship.
- punyHe was puny as a child.
- weedyUKI was just this weedy guy who always had his head in a book.
- frailA frail, grey-haired lady walked slowly down the street.
Moving unsteadily or with difficulty
- blunder
- bumble
- dodder
- dodderer
- falter
- halting
- have two left feetidiom
- hobble
- limp
- lollop
- lumber
- lurch
- reel
- squeeze
- teeter
- toddle
- toil
- totter
- tottering
- tumble