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- pronunciation:
- rI
kih
ti
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
| 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
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| definition 2: |
weak in the joints with age; tottering.
- synonyms:
- doddering, shaky, teetering, tottering, unsteady, wavering
- similar words:
- broken-down, decrepit, frail, weak
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| definition 3: |
afflicted with rickets.
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| definition 4: |
of or pertaining to rickets.
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| related words: |
insecure, loose, run-down |
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| derivation: |
ricketiness (n.) |
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