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rick⋅et⋅y

  [rik-i-tee]
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–adjective, -et⋅i⋅er, -et⋅i⋅est.
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.
Origin:
1675–85; ricket(s) + -y 1

Related forms:
rick⋅et⋅i⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
2. decrepit, frail, withered, unsteady, wobbly.
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rick·et·y   (rĭk'ĭ-tē)   
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.]
rick'et·i·ness n.
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Rickety

Rick"et*y\, a. 1. Affected with rickets.

2. Feeble in the joints; imperfect; weak; shaky.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : rickety
Spanish: tambaleante, inseguro,
German: wacklig,
Japanese: がたがたする
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Main Entry: rick·ety
Pronunciation: 'rik-&t-E
Function: adjective
: affected with rickets : RACHITIC rickety bone>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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