rickety

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

adjective

1. inclined to shake as from weakness or defect (Freq. 1)
- 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
• Syn:
shaky, wobbly, wonky
• Similar to:
unstable
• Derivationally related forms:
wobble (for: wobbly), shake (for: shaky), shakiness (for: shaky), ricketiness
2. affected with, suffering from, or characteristic of rickets
- rickety limbs and joints
- a rachitic patient
• Syn:
rachitic
• Similar to:
ill, sick
• Derivationally related forms:
rachitis (for: rachitic)
3. lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality
- a feeble old woman
- her body looked sapless
• Syn:
decrepit, debile, feeble, infirm, sapless,
weak, weakly
• Similar to:
frail
• Derivationally related forms:
weakness (for: weak), infirmity (for: infirm), feebleness (for: feeble), debility (for: debile)

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  decrepit, debile, feeble, infirm, sapless, weak, weakly, rachitic, shaky, wobbly, wonky