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English adjective: rickety | |||
| 1. | rickety inclined to shake as from weakness or defect | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | shaky, wobbly, wonky | ||
| Similar | unstable | ||
| Antonyms | stable | ||
| 2. | rickety affected with, suffering from, or characteristic of rickets | ||
| Samples | Rickety limbs and joints. A rachitic patient. | ||
| Synonyms | rachitic | ||
| Similar | ill, sick | ||
| Antonyms | well | ||
| 3. | rickety lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality | ||
| Samples | A feeble old woman. Her body looked sapless. | ||
| Synonyms | debile, decrepit, feeble, infirm, sapless, weak, weakly | ||
| Similar | frail | ||
| Antonyms | robust | ||
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