rickety

English

Unclear. The Ancient Greek ῥάχις (rhákhis, “backbone”) origin is disputed.

rickety (comparative ricketier, superlative ricketiest)

(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.
(of a person) Feeble in the joints; tottering.
The rickety old man hardly managed to climb the stairs.
Affected with or suffering from rickets.

(not held or fixed securely and likely to fall over): precarious, unsteady, shaky, tottering, unsafe, unstable, wobbly, giddy

not strong because of poor construction or upkeep

Bulgarian: разклатен (bg) (razklaten)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 不牢 (bùláo)
Dutch: wankel (nl), gammel (nl), krakkemikkig (nl)
Finnish: hutera (fi), kuppainen (fi)
French: branlant (fr), délabré (fr), boiteux (fr)
German: wackelig (de), wacklig (de), klapprig (de), gebrechlich (de)
Greek: ετοιμόρροπος (el) m (etoimórropos), σαθρός (el) m (sathrós), ξεχαρβαλωμένος (el) m (xecharvaloménos)
Haitian Creole: delambre
Hungarian: rozoga (hu), roskatag (hu), roskadozó (hu), billegő (hu), ingatag (hu), ingadozó (hu), labilis (hu), düledező (hu), imbolygó (hu)
Italian: traballante (it)
Lao: ງ່ອນແງ່ນ (ngǭn ngǣn)
Maori: tūretireti, tūoioi
Persian: زپرتی (fa) (zeperti), فکسّنی (fa) (fakassani)
Portuguese: precário (pt)
Russian: ве́тхий (ru) (vétxij), ло́мкий (ru) (lómkij), хли́пкий (ru) (xlípkij)
Spanish: enclenque (es)
Swedish: skranglig (sv), ranglig (sv)
Thai: ง่อนแง่น (ngɔ̂n-ngɛ̂n), กระง่อนกระแง่น (th) (grà-ngɔ̂n-grà-ngɛ̂n)

feeble in the joints, tottering

affected with rickets

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