RICKETY

decrepit, debile, feeble, infirm, rickety, sapless, weak, weakly

(adjective) lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality; “a feeble old woman”; “her body looked sapless”

rickety, shaky, wobbly, wonky

(adjective) inclined to shake as from weakness or defect; “a rickety table”; “a wobbly chair with shaky legs”; “the ladder felt a little wobbly”; “the bridge still stands though one of the arches is wonky”

rickety, rachitic

(adjective) affected with, suffering from, or characteristic of rickets; “rickety limbs and joints”; “a rachitic patient”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

rickety (comparative ricketier, superlative ricketiest)

Of an object: not strong or sturdy, as because of poor construction or upkeep; not safe or secure.

Of a person: feeble in the joints; tottering.

Affected with or suffering from rickets.

Synonyms

• (not held or fixed securely and likely to fall over): precarious, unsteady, shaky, tottering, unsafe, unstable, wobbly, giddy

Anagrams

• Trickey

Source: Wiktionary

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Rick"et*y, a.

1. Affected with rickets.

2. Feeble in the joints; imperfect; weak; shaky.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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