Definition of Rickety
Rickety
rick·ety
Definition/Meaning
(adjective)
shaky and unsteady, not firm or stable in structure and therefore seeming likely to collapse any time, in poor physical condition or of inferior construction;
e.g. We were nervous to cross the rickety old bridge as we feared it might collapse.
(adjective)
affected with and suffering with rickets, a disease in which the bones become soft and deformed;
e.g. Their limbs were so rickety that they could barely move.
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