staggered

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staggered

Rhymes with -æɡə(ɹ)d

verb

participle, past simple past and past participle of stagger The drunk staggered to the end of the bar before he collapsed.

adjective more staggered · most staggered

Astonished; taken aback.
Arranged in a way that is not uniform. The U.S. Senate holds staggered elections, with only one third of the seats being filled every two years.
of platforms at a station Not directly opposite each other. Many of the wayside stations have staggered platforms, a common arrangement on the S.E.R.

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Closest in meaning: reel, lurch, stumble, swag, distribute, stack, careen, keel, flounder, astounded, dumbfounded, upset, distraught, delayed, flexibility, flexible

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adj not directly opposite each other

Español	a tresbolillo, al tresbolillo
Français	échelonné

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@misc{staggered_2026,
  title = {staggered},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/staggered},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}