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View usage for: (rɪkɪti) adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]A rickety structure or piece of furniture is not very strong or well made, and seems likely to collapse or break. Mona climbed the rickety wooden stairway. Synonyms: shaky, broken, weak, broken-down More Synonyms of rickety rickety in British English (ˈrɪkɪtɪ) adjective1. (of a structure, piece of furniture, etc) likely to collapse or break; shaky 2. feeble with age or illness; infirm 3. relating to, resembling, or having rickets Derived forms ricketiness (ˈricketiness) noun Word origin C17: from ricketsrickety in American English (ˈrɪkɪti) adjective2. weak in the joints; tottering 3. liable to fall or break down because weak; shaky Derived forms ricketiness (ˈricketiness) noun Examples of 'rickety' in a sentencerickety In other languagesrickety British English: rickety ADJECTIVE A rickety structure or piece of furniture is not very strong or well made, and seems likely to collapse or break. She climbed the rickety wooden stairway. - American English: rickety
- Brazilian Portuguese: fraco
- Chinese: 摇晃的
- European Spanish: desvencijado
- French: branlant
- German: wackelig
- Italian: traballante
- Japanese: 壊れそうな
- Korean: 망가질 듯한
- European Portuguese: fraco
- Latin American Spanish: desvencijado
Definition likely to collapse or break She climbed the rickety wooden stairway. Synonyms broken broken-down insecure derelict imperfect tottering Additional synonymsDefinition weakened or worn out by age or long use The film was shot in a decrepit police station. Synonyms ruined, broken-down, battered, crumbling, rundown, deteriorated, decaying, beat-up (informal), shabby, worn-out, ramshackle, dilapidated, antiquated, rickety, weather-beaten, tumbledownDefinition (of a building) having fallen into ruin She lived in a dilapidated old cottage. Synonyms ruined, fallen in, broken-down, battered, neglected, crumbling, rundown, decayed, decaying, falling apart, beat-up (informal), shaky, shabby, worn-out, ramshackle, in ruins, rickety, decrepit, tumbledown, uncared for, gone to rack and ruin Definition lacking in physical or mental strength While I was ill I was too feeble to even stand. Synonyms weak, failing, exhausted, weakened, delicate, faint, powerless, frail, debilitated, sickly, languid, puny, weedy (informal), infirm, effete, enfeebled, doddering, enervated, etiolated, shilpit (Scottish) - rich
- riches
- richly
- rickety
- rid
- riddle
- ride
Additional synonymsDefinition not strong or substantial a flimsy wooden door Synonyms fragile, weak, slight, delicate, shallow, shaky, frail, superficial, makeshift, rickety, insubstantial, gimcrack, unsubstantialDefinition physically weak and delicate She lay in bed looking particularly frail. Synonyms feeble, weak, puny, decrepit, infirmShe has little patience with the `infirm of purpose'. Synonyms irresolute, weak, faltering, unstable, shaky, insecure, wavering, wobbly, indecisive, unsound, vacillatingDefinition unstable or shaky Synonyms unreliable, weak, loose, rocky, shaky, frail, flimsy, wobbly, rickety, insubstantialDefinition (of houses) built badly with cheap materials Workers at the plant speak of jerry-built equipment. Synonyms ramshackle, cheap, faulty, shabby, defective, flimsy, rickety, thrown together, slipshod, unsubstantialDefinition (of a position or situation) dangerous or insecure They crawled up a precarious rope ladder. Synonyms dangerous, unstable, shaky, slippery, insecure, unsafe, unreliable, unsteadyDefinition badly made or cared for a curious ramshackle building Synonyms rickety, broken-down, crumbling, shaky, unsafe, derelict, flimsy, tottering, dilapidated, decrepit, unsteady, tumbledown, jerry-builtDefinition not firm The church was structurally unsound. Synonyms unstable, shaky, insecure, unsafe, unreliable, flimsy, wobbly, tottering, rickety, unsteady, not solid Definition not securely fixed a slightly unsteady item of furniture Synonyms unstable, shaky, insecure, unsafe, precarious, treacherous, rickety, infirmDefinition lacking in physical or mental strength I was too weak to move my arms and legs. Synonyms feeble, exhausted, frail, debilitated, spent, wasted, weakly, tender, delicate, faint, fragile, shaky, sickly, languid, puny, decrepit, unsteady, infirm, anaemic, effete, enervatedAdditional synonymsDefinition unsteady I was sitting on a wobbly plastic chair. Synonyms unstable, shaky, unsafe, uneven, teetering, unbalanced, tottering, rickety, unsteady, wonky (British, slang) |