ˈrikə̇d.]ē, -ə̇t], ]i\ adjective
Etymology: rickets + -y
1. : affected with rickets : rachitic
2.
a. : feeble in the joints : tottering
a rickety old man
b. : shaky , unsound
a rickety building
ˈrikə̇d.]ē, -ə̇t], ]i\ adjective
Etymology: rickets + -y
1. : affected with rickets : rachitic
2.
a. : feeble in the joints : tottering
a rickety old man
b. : shaky , unsound
a rickety building
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012