rickety
rickety /ˈrɪkəti/
adjective
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()
Inclined to shake as from weakness or defect
(
wonky
[Informal] , rickety
, shaky
, wobbly
)
inclined to shake as from weakness or defect
A rickety table
a rickety table
A wobbly chair with shaky legs
a wobbly chair with shaky legs
The ladder felt a little wobbly
the ladder felt a little wobbly
The bridge still stands though one of the arches is wonky
the bridge still stands though one of the arches is wonky
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Lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality
(
debile
[Archaic] , decrepit
, feeble
, infirm
, rickety
, sapless
, weak
, weakly
)
lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality
A feeble old woman
a feeble old woman
Her body looked sapless
her body looked sapless
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Affected with, suffering from, or characteristic of rickets
(
rachitic
, rickety
)
affected with, suffering from, or characteristic of rickets
Rickety limbs and joints
rickety limbs and joints
A rachitic patient
a rachitic patient