titubant, a. rare.
(ˈtɪtjʊbənt)
[ad. L. titubānt-em, pr. pple. of titubāre to titubate.]
Staggering, reeling, unsteady; transf. and fig. stammering; rollicking, tipsy; uncertain, hesitating, wavering.
| 1817 T. L. Peacock Melincourt v, Sir Oran's mode of progression being very vacillating, indirect, and titubant. 1836 Fraser's Mag. XIV. 204 Dryden's..frequently rollicking and titubant progress through the æneid. 1875 Anderida II. iii. 52 His tongue was as titubant as his gait. 1880 F. Hall Dr. Indoctus 61 Not the titubant, perplexed, nerveless, and hide-bound English of half-educated, scruple-mongering, provincial pedantry. |
Hence ˈtitubantly adv., in a titubant manner, stammeringly.
| 1861 R. F. Burton City of Saints v. 317 The discourse began slowly, word crept titubantly after word. |