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- Dictionaryrickety/ˈrɪkɪti/
adjective
- 1. (of a structure or piece of equipment) poorly made and likely to collapse: "we went carefully up the rickety stairs"
- 2. affected by rickets: "poverty was evident in undernourished faces or rickety legs"
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adjective. uk / ˈrɪk.ə.ti / us / ˈrɪk.ə.t̬i / Add to word list. in bad condition and therefore weak and likely to break: Careful! That chair's a bit rickety. She slowly climbed the rickety wooden steps. figurative The recession put a lot of strain on an already rickety economic system. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. breaking easily.
The meaning of RICKETY is affected with rickets. How to use rickety in a sentence.
(of a structure, piece of furniture, etc) likely to collapse or break; shaky. feeble with age or illness; infirm. relating to, resembling, or afflicted with rickets.
rickety. adjective. us / ˈrɪk.ə.t̬i / uk / ˈrɪk.ə.ti /. Add to word list. in bad condition and therefore weak and likely to break: Careful! That chair's a bit rickety. She slowly climbed the rickety wooden steps. figurative The recession put a lot of strain on an already rickety economic system.
adj. 1. (of a structure, piece of furniture, etc) likely to collapse or break; shaky. 2. feeble with age or illness; infirm. 3. (Pathology) relating to, resembling, or afflicted with rickets. [C17: from rickets] ˈricketiness n.
Synonyms for RICKETY: dilapidated, ramshackle, decaying, tattered, miserable, tumbledown, tired, rackety; Antonyms of RICKETY: new, brand-new, fresh, maintained, kept-up, reconstructed, mended, patched.
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A weak object, material, etc. breaks easily.
noun. 1. an error or blunder in action, opinion, or judgment. 2. a misconception or misunderstanding. verb Word forms: -takes, -taking, -took, -taken. 3. (transitive) to misunderstand; misinterpret. she mistook his meaning. 4. (transitive; foll by for) to take (for), interpret (as), or confuse (with) she mistook his direct manner for honesty.
Rickety generally refers to something that is in a state of disrepair, unstable, or likely to collapse, typically due to age or neglect. This term is often used to describe old furniture, structures, or machinery. It can also be used metaphorically to express a lack of sturdiness or reliability in a system, plan, or argument.
