A person who staggers could be drunk, disabled, elderly, or drugged.
The term "staggered" can be classified as a type of context clue known as a descriptive clue. Descriptive clues provide specific details or characteristics about a word or phrase to help the reader understand its meaning. In the case of "staggered," the context clue would provide information about how someone or something moves or behaves in an unsteady, uncoordinated, or unstable manner.
