rickety
- Of an object: not strong or sturdy, as because of poor construction or upkeep; not safe or secure.
- Feeble in the joints; tottering.
- Affected with or suffering from rickets; rachitic.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɹɪk.ɪ.ti/
Etymology
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.
not firm
not strong
in bad condition
be rickety
gammel
gebrechlich
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