rickety
About 0.59 uses per million words.
Meaning
- adjective Of an object: not strong or sturdy, as because of poor construction or upkeep; not safe or secure.
He hesitated about climbing such a small, rickety ladder.
- adjective Feeble in the joints; tottering.
The rickety old man hardly managed to climb the stairs.
- adjective Affected with or suffering from rickets; rachitic.
Similar words
wobbly shaky unstable wonky unsound ricketty ratty ramshackly tottering bone-shaking
Often followed by
old wooden table stairs and chair chairs children little
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