单词	rickety
释义	rickety adjective rick·​ety ˈri-kə-tē  1 : affected with rickets 2 a : lacking stability or firmness : shaky sense 2a a rickety coalition b : in unsound physical condition rickety veterans rickety stairs Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Those who are old enough remember being afraid to ride the rickety wooden roller coaster. Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News, 7 Sep. 2022 Although the rest of the world benefited from the changes Gorbachev wrought, the rickety Soviet economy collapsed in the process, bringing with it tremendous economic hardship for the country’s 290 million people. The Salt Lake Tribune, 30 Aug. 2022 Although the rest of the world benefited from the changes Gorbachev wrought, the rickety Soviet economy collapsed in the process, bringing with it tremendous economic hardship for the country’s 290 million people. Jim Heintz, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Aug. 2022 Although the rest of the world benefited from the changes Gorbachev wrought, the rickety Soviet economy collapsed in the process, bringing with it tremendous economic hardship for the country’s 290 million people. Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2022 Although the rest of the world benefited from the changes Gorbachev wrought, the rickety Soviet economy collapsed in the process, bringing with it tremendous economic hardship for the country’s 290 million people. Jim Heintz, ajc, 30 Aug. 2022 What’s the story behind the rickety Sidaway pedestrian bridge on Cleveland’s East Side, and why does Mayor Justin Bibb want to restore it and declare it a landmark. Laura Johnston, cleveland, 29 Aug. 2022 Such accidents are common in Pakistan, where rickety wooden boats are often used to transport goods and people on rivers and lakes. Fox News, 19 July 2022 His restaurant is located on a trabocco -- a wooden fishing platform cantilevered over the sea, reached by a rickety walkway, typical of the area. Julia Buckley, CNN, 23 July 2022 See More Word History First Known Use 1673, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition rickety adjective rick·​ety ˈri-kə-tē  : in poor condition and likely to break Just below them, hugging the shore, rose a village of thatched huts, with a small, rickety pier, boats on the sand, and nets spread for mending. Lloyd Alexander, Time Cat Medical Definition rickety adjective rick·​ety ˈrik-ət-ē  : affected with rickets : rachitic rickety adjective as in dilapidated not strong or stable and likely to break rickety stairs a rickety old table Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance dilapidated ramshackle decaying tattered tumbledown rackety miserable tired rattletrap tumbledown ragged deteriorated shabby deteriorating broken neglected scruffy tatty mean dumpy threadbare mangy timeworn seedy grungy decrepit abandoned ratty scrubby beat-up tacky unkept tatterdemalion desolate down-at-heel sleazy down-at-the-heels ruined run-down godforsaken forlorn dingy bombed-out dog-eared broken-down down-at-the-heel moth-eaten down-at-heels wrecked damaged bedraggled worn-out destroyed injured hurt impaired harmed Antonyms & Near Antonyms new fresh brand-new maintained spiffy mended reconstructed rebuilt patched kept-up spruce smart cared-for See More
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