rickety English

Meaning rickety meaning

What does rickety mean?

rickety

— adjective (= shaky, wobbly, wonky) 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

— adjective (= rachitic) affected with, suffering from, or characteristic of rickets rickety limbs and joints a rachitic patient

— adjective (= feeble, sapless) lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality a feeble old woman her body looked sapless

Synonyms rickety synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as rickety?

rickety English » English

dilapidated

shaky

decrepit

wobbly

ramshackle

fragile

unstable

lapsed

decayed

weak

unsteady

rachitic

worn-out

weakly

tumbledown

frail

wonky

shabby

ruined

lame

destroyed

damaged

broken

void

sway

seedy

sapless

rocky

rattletrap

not strong

not firm

loose

insecure

infirm

flimsy

feeble

debile

worn out

wobble

venerable

tottery

tottering

threadbare

tender

shake

rock

paralytic

old

lopsided

inoperative

Topics rickety topics

What do people use rickety to talk about?

Physical actions Move Manner of movement

Steady, unsteady

• What words describe something that is easy to move?
  unsteady shaky easily moved unstable unsettled rickety tottering wobbly