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 rickety rickety /ˈrɪkəti/

adjective

  1. () 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
  2. 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
  3. 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