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rickety
[ rik-i-tee ]
/ ˈrɪk ɪ ti /
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adjective, rick·et·i·er, rick·et·i·est.
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OTHER WORDS FROM rickety
rick·et·i·ness, nounWords nearby rickety
Rickenbacker, ricker, rickets, rickettsia, rickettsial disease, rickety, rickey, rickle, Rickover, rickrack, rickshaw
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British Dictionary definitions for rickety
rickety
/ (ˈrɪkɪtɪ) /
adjective
(of a structure, piece of furniture, etc) likely to collapse or break; shaky
feeble with age or illness; infirm
relating to, resembling, or afflicted with rickets
Derived forms of rickety
ricketiness, nounWord Origin for rickety
C17: from rickets
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