rickety Syllabification: (rick·et·y)Pronunciation: /ˈrikitē/Translate rickety | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of rickety adjective 1(of a structure or piece of equipment) poorly made and likely to collapse:we went carefully up the rickety stairs figurativea rickety banking system 2(of a person) suffering from rickets. Derivatives ricketiness noun Origin: late 17th century: from rickets + -y1rickety in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of rickety in the British & World English dictionary
