rickety

English

Alternative forms

• ricketty

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈɹɪk.ɪ.ti/, /ˈɹɪk.ə.ti/, 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) 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)