rickety
adjective/ˈrɪkəti/
/ˈrɪkəti/
- not strong or well made; likely to break
- a rickety chair
- We climbed up the rickety wooden stairs which led to the third floor.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryRickety is used with these nouns:- chair
- ladder
- stair
- …
Word Originlate 17th cent.: from rickets + -y.Want to learn more?
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