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rickety
rick·et·y R0236400 (rĭk′ĭ-tē)adj. rick·et·i·er, rick·et·i·est 1. Likely to break or fall apart; shaky.2. Feeble with age; infirm.3. Of, having, or resembling rickets.
[From rickets.]
rick′et·i·ness n.rickety (ˈrɪkɪtɪ) adj1. (of a structure, piece of furniture, etc) likely to collapse or break; shaky2. feeble with age or illness; infirm3. (Pathology) relating to, resembling, or afflicted with rickets[C17: from rickets] ˈricketiness nrick•et•y (ˈrɪk ɪ ti)
adj. -et•i•er, -et•i•est. 1. likely to fall or collapse; shaky: a rickety chair. 2. feeble in the joints; tottering: a rickety old man. 3. old, dilapidated, or in disrepair. 4. irregular, as motion or action. 5. affected with rickets. 6. pertaining to or of the nature of rickets. [1675–85; ricket (s) + -y1] rick′et•i•ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | rickety - inclined to shake as from weakness or defect; "a rickety table"; "a wobbly chair with shaky legs"; "the ladder felt a little wobbly"; "the bridge still stands though one of the arches is wonky"shaky, wobbly, wonkyunstable - lacking stability or fixity or firmness; "unstable political conditions"; "the tower proved to be unstable in the high wind"; "an unstable world economy" | | 2. | rickety - affected with, suffering from, or characteristic of rickets; "rickety limbs and joints"; "a rachitic patient"rachiticill, sick - affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function; "ill from the monotony of his suffering" | | 3. | rickety - lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality; "a feeble old woman"; "her body looked sapless"debile, infirm, sapless, weakly, decrepit, feeble, weakfrail - physically weak; "an invalid's frail body" |
ricketyadjective shaky, broken, weak, broken-down, frail, insecure, feeble, precarious, derelict, flimsy, wobbly, imperfect, tottering, ramshackle, dilapidated, decrepit, unsteady, unsound, infirm, jerry-built She climbed the rickety wooden stairway.ricketyadjectiveNot physically steady or firm:precarious, shaky, tottering, tottery, unstable, unsteady, wobbly.Translationsrickety (ˈrikəti) adjective not well built; unsteady; likely to fall over or collapse. a rickety table. 搖搖欲墜的 动摇摆的
rickety
ra·chit·ic (rā-kit'ik), Relating to or suffering from rickets (rachitis). Synonym(s): ricketyrickety (rĭk′ĭ-tē)adj. ricket·ier, ricket·iest 1. Likely to break or fall apart; shaky.2. Feeble with age; infirm.3. Of, having, or resembling rickets.
rick′et·i·ness n.rickety
Related to rickety: ricketsSynonyms for ricketyadj shakySynonyms- shaky
- broken
- weak
- broken-down
- frail
- insecure
- feeble
- precarious
- derelict
- flimsy
- wobbly
- imperfect
- tottering
- ramshackle
- dilapidated
- decrepit
- unsteady
- unsound
- infirm
- jerry-built
Synonyms for ricketyadj not physically steady or firmSynonyms- precarious
- shaky
- tottering
- tottery
- unstable
- unsteady
- wobbly
Synonyms for ricketyadj inclined to shake as from weakness or defectSynonymsRelated Wordsadj affected with, suffering from, or characteristic of ricketsSynonymsRelated Wordsadj lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitalitySynonyms- debile
- infirm
- sapless
- weakly
- decrepit
- feeble
- weak
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