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rickety

English

Alternative forms

  • ricketty

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /???k.?.ti/, /???k.e.ti/
  • Rhymes: -?k?ti, -?keti

Etymology

Perhaps from Ancient Greek ????? (rhákhis, backbone).

Adjective

rickety (comparative ricketier, superlative ricketiest)

  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.

Synonyms

  • (not held or fixed securely and likely to fall over): precarious, unsteady, shaky, tottering, unsafe, unstable, wobbly, giddy

Translations

Anagrams

  • Trickey

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dilapidated

English

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /d??læp?de?t?d/

Verb

dilapidated

  1. simple past tense and past participle of dilapidate

Adjective

dilapidated (comparative more dilapidated, superlative most dilapidated)

  1. Having fallen into a state of disrepair or deterioration, especially through neglect.

Synonyms

  • See Thesaurus:ramshackle

Translations

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