staggery

adjective

Definition of staggerynext
as in rocky

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  1. rocky
  2. wavering
  3. unstable
  4. shivering
  5. unsteady
Adjective
  • Astronomers have discovered an unusually massive, dense exoplanet that challenges conventional ideas about how rocky planets form.
    — Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Cruise ships approaching the Swedish capital can spend several hours navigating the Stockholm archipelago, a vast landscape of islands, rocky outcrops, summer houses and small communities.
    — David Nikel, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 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
  • At the same time, categorical funding can be unstable from year to year due to changing priorities and how much money the state has to appropriate.
    — Jason Burns, The Conversation, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Inside a fusion machine, the plasma can reach temperatures hotter than the Sun’s core while powerful magnetic fields squeeze it into a tiny, unstable space.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 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
  • But as Saint Laurent begins to make his unsteady way out of the banquet hall, Bergé rushes to his side, to help him.
    — Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026
  • For a person who already feels unsteady, that familiar routine can become stressful.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2026
Definition of unsteady
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“Staggery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/staggery. Accessed 21 Aug. 2026.

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