[adjective] - in bad condition and therefore weak and likely to breakCareful! That chair's a bit rickety.We travelled around Europe on a rickety old bus.She slowly climbed the rickety wooden steps.The hut was a rickety structure that looked as if it might collapse at any moment.(figurative) A few rickety (= old) pop stars took part in the farewell concert.
RICKETY
Meaning of RICKETY in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012