rickety

Signification (Anglais)

1. Of an object: not strong or sturdy, as because of poor construction or upkeep; not safe or secure.
2. Feeble in the joints; tottering.
3. Affected with or suffering from rickets; rachitic.

Concepts

délabré

bancal

caduc

branlant

vieux

🧓

rachitique

boiteux

décrépit

infirme

bancale

mal encadré

chambranlant

fragile

faible

vacillant

en ruines

chancelant

décati

labile

précaire

vermoulu

Synonymes

dilapidated

shaky

decrepit

wobbly

ramshackle

fragile

unstable

lapsed

decayed

weak

rachitic

unsteady

frail

weakly

worn-out

tumbledown

lame

broken

damaged

destroyed

ruined

shabby

wonky

sway

loose

rocky

not firm

debile

sapless

seedy

flimsy

rattletrap

not strong

feeble

void

infirm

insecure

ethereal

delicate

crumbly

venerable

cranky

broken down

wobble

brittle

worn out

breakable

doddery

in bad condition

be rickety

Traductions

aftands

gammel

bouwvallig

wrak

wackelig

gebrechlich

uitgewoond

uitgeleefd

wankel

decrepito

decrépito

frágil

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈɹɪk.ɪ.ti/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From dialectal ricket (“unstable, rickety”) + -y, and/or ricket (“to move noisily and in a reckless way”) + -y.
Alternatively, and perhaps less likely, from rickets + -y.