rickety
Of an object: not strong or sturdy, as because of poor construction or upkeepOf an object: not strong or sturdy, as because of poor construction or upkeep; not safe or secure.
» Tom carefully climbed up the rickety staircase.
Том осторожно поднялся по шаткой лестнице.
Meaning
3 sensesOf 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.
wackelig, wacklig, klapprig
ве́тхийvétxij, ло́мкийlómkij, хли́пкийxlípkij
Feeble in the joints; tottering.
The rickety old man hardly managed to climb the stairs.
gebrechlich, tatterig
трясущийсяtrjasuščijsja
Affected with or suffering from rickets; rachitic.
rachitisch
рахитичныйraxitičnyj
affected with, suffering from, or characteristic of rickets
Examples
11 sentencesTom carefully climbed up the rickety staircase.
ruТом осторожно поднялся по шаткой лестнице. — odexed
She's more rickety than she appears.
The newborn giraffe stumbled around on rickety legs.
ruНоворождённый жираф споткнулся на слабых ногах. — astyng
deDie neugeborene Giraffe stolperte auf wackligen Beinen umher. — Yorwba
Monday rolled into town on a rickety old bicycle.
She was a rickety girl, like a yellowish leaf that can't do photosynthesis.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 3
Origin
From dialectal ricket (“unstable, rickety”) + -y, and/or ricket (“to move noisily and in aFrom dialectal ricket (“unstable, rickety”) + -y, and/or ricket (“to move noisily and in a reckless way”) + -y.
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Forms
ricketier/more rickety, ricketiest/most rickety| Comparative | ricketier / more rickety Lesson |
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| Superlative | ricketiest / most rickety Lesson |
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Synonyms
29 synonymsAntonyms
15 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
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