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rickety

[rik-i-tee]

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adjective, rick·et·i·er, rick·et·i·est.

likely to fall or collapse; shaky: a rickety chair.

feeble in the joints; tottering; infirm: a rickety old man.

old, dilapidated, or in disrepair.

irregular, as motion or action.

affected with or suffering from rickets.

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pertaining to or of the nature of rickets.

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Origin:
1675–85; ricket(s) + -y¹

Related forms

rick·et·i·ness, noun

Synonyms
2. decrepit, frail, withered, unsteady, wobbly.

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By the time the flames were extinguished the rickety relic was heavily damaged.

Yet many see little improvement in their own lives, finding themselves without a job in the same rickety shacks as before.

The site has become a popular weekend haunt for day trippers willing to squeeze through fences and scale rickety scaffolds.

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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.	relating to, resembling, or afflicted with rickets

[C17: from rickets]

'ricketiness

—n

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