rickety

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Etymology

From dialectal ricket (“unstable, rickety”) +‎ -y, and/or ricket (“to move noisily and in a reckless way”) +‎ -y.

Alternatively, and perhaps less likely, from rickets +‎ -y.

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Adjective

rickety (comparative ricketier or more rickety, superlative ricketiest or most rickety)

  1. (of an object) Not strong or sturdy, as because of poor construction or upkeep; not safe or secure.
    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.

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