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[ˈrɪkɪti], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- (of a structure or piece of equipment) poorly made and likely to collapse
(e.g: we went carefully up the rickety stairs)
- affected by rickets
(e.g: poverty was evident in undernourished faces or rickety legs)
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Origin
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late 17th century: from rickets + -y
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