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- pronunciation:
- rI
kih
ti
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
likely to fall over or fall apart; shaky.
Don't lean on that rickety fence.- synonyms:
- tottering, unstable
- antonyms:
- stable
- similar words:
- dilapidated, flimsy, shaky, uneven, unsteady, weak
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| definition 2: |
weak in the joints with age; tottering.
My grandmother is anything but a rickety old woman.- synonyms:
- shaky, tottering, unsteady
- similar words:
- frail, weak
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| related words: |
insecure, loose, run-down |
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| derivation: |
ricketiness (n.) |
The word rickety
contains the following part:
-y1, -ey
Old English
adjective-forming suffix
that means characterized by; full of; tending to
  More about this word part:
The suffix -y1, -ey
attaches to nouns and a few verbs to form adjectives.
Example words:
bony, chewy, crunchy, curly, dirty, foggy, funny, guilty, healthy, itchy, lucky, messy, nosy, rainy, rickety, runny, salty, sandy, shaky, sleepy, summery, sunny, wintry
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