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Word entry · 7 letters

rickety

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"Shaky"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ˈɹɪk.ɪ.ti/Part of speech adjectiveSorted ceikrtyStarts with REnds with Y1 cluesCommon crossword word
1R2I3C4K5E6T7Y

Definitions

  1. lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality

Word origin

From dialectal ricket (“unstable, rickety”) + -y, and/or ricket (“to move noisily and in a reckless way”) + -y.

Used in a sentence

  • He hesitated about climbing such a small, rickety ladder.
  • The rickety old man hardly managed to climb the stairs.

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