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- Dictionaryrickety/ˈrɪkɪti/
adjective
- 1. (of a structure or piece of equipment) poorly made and likely to collapse: "we went carefully up the rickety stairs"
- 2. affected by rickets: "poverty was evident in undernourished faces or rickety legs"
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adjective. uk / ˈrɪk.ə.ti / us / ˈrɪk.ə.t̬i / Add to word list. in bad condition and therefore weak and likely to break: Careful! That chair's a bit rickety. She slowly climbed the rickety wooden steps. figurative The recession put a lot of strain on an already rickety economic system. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. breaking easily.
adjective. rick· ety ˈri-kə-tē. Synonyms of rickety. 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. Examples of rickety in a Sentence.
Rickety definition: likely to fall or collapse; shaky. See examples of RICKETY used in a sentence.
Something rickety — like an old shack — is shaky and likely to fall down because it's fragile. Some buildings are sturdy, solid, and strong. Others are rickety: rickety things might blow over from a slight breeze. Rickety things are poorly designed or have just become rickety because of aging.
1. (of a structure, piece of furniture, etc) likely to collapse or break; shaky. 2. feeble with age or illness; infirm. 3. (Pathology) relating to, resembling, or afflicted with rickets. [C17: from rickets] ˈricketiness n.
adjective. us / ˈrɪk.ə.t̬i / uk / ˈrɪk.ə.ti / Add to word list. in bad condition and therefore weak and likely to break: Careful! That chair's a bit rickety. She slowly climbed the rickety wooden steps. figurative The recession put a lot of strain on an already rickety economic system. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. breaking easily.
A rickety structure or piece of furniture is not very strong or well made, and seems likely to collapse or break.
Definition of rickety adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Rickety Definition. rĭkĭ-tē. ricketiest, ricketier. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Adjective. Filter. adjective. ricketiest, ricketier. Liable to collapse or break down because weak or unsteady. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Feeble with age; infirm. American Heritage Medicine.
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