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rickety

adjective

lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality

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Word Facts

Word length
7
Starts with
R
Ends with
Y
Contains
IC
Scrabble score
16
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈɹɪk.ɪ.ti

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality

    “a feeble old woman”

adjective

  1. inclined to shake as from weakness or defect

    “a rickety table”

adjective

  1. affected with, suffering from, or characteristic of rickets

    “rickety limbs and joints”

In context

Example Sentences

a feeble old woman
her body looked sapless
a rickety table
a wobbly chair with shaky legs
the ladder felt a little wobbly
the bridge still stands though one of the arches is wonky
rickety limbs and joints
a rachitic patient

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