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Definitions for Rickety
[1] likely to fall or collapse; shaky: a rickety chair.
[2] feeble in the joints; tottering; infirm: a rickety old man.
[3] old, dilapidated, or in disrepair.
[4] irregular, as motion or action.
[5] affected with or suffering from rickets.
[6] pertaining to or of the nature of rickets.
[7] (of a structure, piece of furniture, etc) likely to collapse or break; shaky
[8] feeble with age or illness; infirm
[9] relating to, resembling, or afflicted with rickets
Words related to Rickety
dilapidated, shaky, decrepit, broken, flimsy, wobbly, ramshackle, derelict, feeble, fragile, frail, imperfect, infirm, insecure, jerry-built, precarious, rattletrap, rocky, unsteady, wavering
Words nearby Rickety
rickettsia tsutsugamushi, rickettsial, rickettsial disease, rickettsialpox, rickettsiosis, rickety, rickey, rickle, rickover, rickrack, rickshaw
Origin of Rickety
First recorded in 1675–85; ricket(s) + -y1
Other words from Rickety
rick·et·i·ness , noun
Word origin for Rickety
C17: from rickets
Synonyms for Rickety
broken, decrepit, derelict, dilapidated, flimsy, ramshackle, shaky, wobbly, feeble, fragile, frail, imperfect, infirm, insecure, jerry-built, precarious, rachitic, rattletrap, rocky, tottering, tottery, tumble-down, unsteady, wavering, weak