RICKETY Definition & Meaning

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rickety

[ rik-i-tee ]

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adjective

ricketier, ricketiest.

likely to fall or collapse; shaky:
a rickety chair.
feeble in the joints; tottering; infirm:
a rickety old man.
Synonyms: , , ,
old, dilapidated, or in disrepair.
irregular, as motion or action.
affected with or having rickets.
relating to or of the nature of rickets.

rickety

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adjective

(of a structure, piece of furniture, etc) likely to collapse or break; shaky
feeble with age or illness; infirm
relating to, resembling, or afflicted with rickets

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Derived Forms

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of rickety¹

First recorded in 1675–85; ricket(s) + -y ¹

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of rickety¹

C17: from rickets

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Each “Housewives” series is a rickety house of cards, just waiting for a dramatic gust of wind to implode its structure so it can be rebuilt with the queens and jokers in a different place.

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To reach north-east Syria, we cross a rickety floating bridge over the River Tigris.

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The chairs are a bit rickety, but you don’t spend a lot of time sitting, and a few were a bit better.

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It reveals a gutted warehouse with rickety metal stairs leading into a dark dank basement.

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Huffing and puffing uphill on a rickety old bike towards the job centre.

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