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rickety
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rick·et·y  (rk-t)
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.]

ricket·i·ness n.

rickety [ˈrɪkɪtɪ]
adj
1. (of a structure, piece of furniture, etc.) likely to collapse or break; shaky
2. feeble with age or illness; infirm
3. (Medicine / Pathology) relating to, resembling, or afflicted with rickets
[from rickets]
ricketiness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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"
unstable - 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"
ill, 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"
frail - physically weak; "an invalid's frail body"

rickety
Translations
rickety [ˈrɪkɪtɪ] ADJ
1. (= wobbly) → tambaleante, inseguro; [old car] → desvencijado
2. (Med) → raquítico

rickety [ˈrɪkɪti] adj [chair, table] → bancal(e); [stairs, house] → branlant(e); [bus] → bringuebalant(e)
a rickety old bus → un vieil autobus tout bringuebalant

rickety
adj
furniture, stairs etcwack(e)lig; vehicleklapprig
(Med) → rachitisch

rickety [ˈrɪkɪtɪ] adj (furniture, structure) → traballante
rickety [ˈrɪkɪtɪ] adj (furniture, structure) → traballante

rickety
adj rickety [ˈrikəti]
not well built; unsteady; likely to fall over or collapse a rickety table. wankelrig, lendelam مُتَقَلْقِل، عُرْضَةٌ للسُّقوط разнебитен vratký vakkelvorn wacklig ξεχαρβαλωμένος, ασταθής tambaleante, inseguro kipakas, logisev زهوار درفته hutera délabré, branlant רָעוּעַ डावांडोल ruševan rozoga reyot valtur, óstöðugur sgangherato, traballante がたがたする 부서질 것 같은 iškleręs ļodzīgs tidak stabil wankel lealaus, skranglete chybotliwy inseguro şubred; precar шаткий vratký, roztrasený majav klimav skranglig, vinglig ง่อนแง่น köhne, çürük 搖搖欲墜的 хиткий, нестійкий کمزور جوڑوں کا ọp ẹp


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