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| rick·et·y [ ríkətee ] (comparative rick·et·i·er, superlative rick·et·i·est) |
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1. unstable: in bad condition, unstable, and likely to collapse
  a rickety chair
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2. infirm: weakened by the aging process or illness
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3. medicine with rickets: affected by rickets
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4. medicine relating to rickets: relating to or resembling rickets
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| [Late 17th century. <rickets, from the unsteadiness that the disease causes] |
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