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rickety

rick·et·y [ ríkətee ] (comparative rick·et·i·er, superlative rick·et·i·est)


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. unstable: in bad condition, unstable, and likely to collapse
a rickety chair

2. infirm: weakened by the aging process or illness

3. medicine with rickets: affected by rickets

4. medicine relating to rickets: relating to or resembling rickets

[Late 17th century. <rickets, from the unsteadiness that the disease causes]
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