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rickety

rick·et·y

rickety

 
 
pronunciation:
rI kih ti
features:
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part of speech: adjective
definition 1: likely to fall over or fall apart; unsound; shaky.
a rickety table
synonyms:
precarious, ramshackle, tottering, unstable, wobbly
antonyms:
stable
similar words:
broken-down, decrepit, dilapidated, flimsy, shaky, tumble-down, uneven, unsound, unsteady, weak
definition 2: weak in the joints with age; tottering.
synonyms:
doddering, shaky, teetering, tottering, unsteady, wavering
similar words:
broken-down, decrepit, frail, weak
definition 3: afflicted with rickets.
definition 4: of or pertaining to rickets.
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derivation: ricketiness (n.)
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