rəˈkid.]ik, -it], ]ēk\ adjective
Etymology: New Latin rachit is + English -ic
1. : of, relating to, or affected by rickets
2. : resembling or suggesting the condition of one suffering from rickets : rickety
natives with over-valued rachitic currencies — Time
a tall, narrow-shouldered and rachitic house in a little obscure square — Aldous Huxley