ra·chit·ic \rəˈkid.]ik, -it], ]ēk\adjective Etymology: New Latin rachitis + English -ic 1.: of, relating to, or affected by rickets 2.: resembling or suggesting the condition of one suffering from rickets : rickety < natives with over-valued rachitic currencies — Time > < a tall, narrow-shouldered and rachitic house in a little obscure square — Aldous Huxley >