Synonyms of rickety

Adjective


1. rickety, shaky, wobbly, wonky, unstable (vs. stable)

usage: inclined to shake as from weakness or defect; "a rickety table"; "a wobbly chair with shaky legs"; "the ladder felt a little wobbly"; "the bridge still stands though one of the arches is wonky"

2. rickety, rachitic, ill (vs. well), sick

usage: affected with, suffering from, or characteristic of rickets; "rickety limbs and joints"; "a rachitic patient"

3. decrepit, debile, feeble, infirm, rickety, sapless, weak, weakly, frail (vs. robust)

usage: lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality; "a feeble old woman"; "her body looked sapless"

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Definition and meaning of rickety (Dictionary)