adj., -i·er, -i·est.

1. Likely to break or fall apart; shaky.
2. Feeble with age; infirm.
3. Of, having, or resembling rickets.

[From RICKETS.]

ricketiness rick'et·i·ness n.

adjective

Not physically steady or firm: precarious, shaky, tottering, tottery, unstable, unsteady, wobbly. See flexible/rigid.

adj

Definition: unsound, broken-down
Antonyms: sound, stable

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IN BRIEF: Shaky; likely to fall apart.

The rickety chair in the corner is an antique.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - vaklevorn, ustabil, skrøbelig, som har engelsk syge

Nederlands (Dutch)
krakkemikkig

Français (French)
adj. - branlant, délabré, (fig) branlant, (Méd) rachitique

Deutsch (German)
adj. - wackelig, gebrechlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - σαραβαλιασμένος, που τρέμει, ετοιμόρροπος, ξεχαρβαλωμένος

Italiano (Italian)
traballante, rachitico

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - raquítico

Русский (Russian)
рахитичный, неустойчивый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - desvencijado, destartalado, raquítico, cojo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - vinglig, fallfärdig, raktitisk

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
患佝偻病的, 摇摆的, 驼背的

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 患佝僂病的, 搖擺的, 駝背的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 구루병에 걸린, 곱사등이의, 흔들흔들하는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - ぐらぐらする, 壊れそうな, くる病の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) كسيح, مصاب بالكساح‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮רעוע, חלש, רופף, סובל מרככת‬

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