rickety

English

Alternative forms

• ricketty

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈɹɪk.ɪ.ti/, /ˈɹɪk.ə.ti/, X-SAMPA: /"rIk.I.ti/, /"rIk.@.ti/

  Rhymes: -ɪkɪti or Rhymes: -ɪkəti

Adjective

rickety (comparative ricketier, superlative ricketiest)

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

   He hesitated about climbing such a small, rickety ladder.

2. Of a person: feeble in the joints; tottering.

   The rickety old man hardly managed to climb the stairs.

3. Affected with or suffering from rickets.

Translations

not strong because of poor construction or upkeep

• Dutch: wankel (nl)
• Finnish: hutera (fi), kuppainen (fi)
• French: chambranlant (fr), délabré (fr), boiteux (fr)
• German: wackelig (de)
• Greek: ετοιμόρροπος (el) (etoimórropos) m, σαθρός (el) (sathrós) m, ξεχαρβαλωμένος (el) (xecharvaloménos) m

• Italian: traballante (it)
• Russian: ветхий (ru) (vetxij)
• Swedish: skranglig (sv)

feeble in the joints, tottering

• Finnish: hauras (fi)
• German: gebrechlich (de)

• Greek: ετοιμόρροπος (el) (etoimórropos) m
• Russian: трясущийся

affected with rickets

• Finnish: riisitautinen (fi)
• French: délabré (fr), branlant (fr)
• German: rachitisch

• Greek: ραχιτικός (el) (rachitikós) m
• Russian: рахитичный (ru) (raxitičnyj)