rickety

形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈɹɪk.ɪ.ti/|/ˈɹɪk.e.ti/   

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Of an object: not strong or sturdy, as because of poor construction or upkeep; not safe or secure.
    — He hesitated about climbing such a small, rickety ladder.
  2. Feeble in the joints; tottering.
    — The rickety old man hardly managed to climb the stairs.
  3. Affected with or suffering from rickets; rachitic.

词形变化

ricketier comparative more rickety comparative ricketiest superlative most rickety superlative ricketty alternative rickedy alternative

词汇关系

近义词
bockety bone-shaking craichy cranky creaky creaking drooping flimsy precarious unsteady rickety rottletrap shackly shaky shoogly tottering tottersome unsafe unstable wobbly wonky
反义词
firm resilient robust rugged safe secure solid stalwart stalworth stout strong sturdy unprecarious untottering well-built
上位词
fragile ramshackle weak
衍生词
ricketily ricketiness

词源

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