rickety
adj/ˈɹɪk.ɪ.ti/UK
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.
Definitions
Of an object
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.
Feeble in the joints
Feeble in the joints; tottering.
- The rickety old man hardly managed to climb the stairs.
Affected with or suffering from rickets
Affected with or suffering from rickets; rachitic.
The neighborhood
- synonymbockety
- synonymbone-shaking
- synonymcraichy
- synonymcranky
- synonymcreaky
- synonymcreaking
- synonymdrooping
- synonymflimsy
- synonymprecarious
- synonymunsteady
- synonymrickety
- synonymrottletrap
- antonymfirm
- antonymresilient
- antonymrobust
- antonymrugged
- antonymsafe
- antonymsecure
- antonymsolid
- antonymstalwart
- antonymstalworth
- antonymstout
- antonymstrong
- antonymsturdy
- neighborfragile
- neighborramshackle
- neighborweak
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for rickety. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA