"rickety" meaning in English

See rickety in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈɹɪk.ɪ.ti/ [UK], /ˈɹɪk.e.ti/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rickety.wav [Southern-England] Forms: ricketier [comparative], ricketiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪkɪti, -ɪketi Etymology: Unclear. The Ancient Greek ῥάχις (rhákhis, “backbone”) origin is disputed. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|ῥάχις||backbone}} Ancient Greek ῥάχις (rhákhis, “backbone”) Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} rickety (comparative ricketier, superlative ricketiest)
  1. (of an object) Not strong or sturdy, as because of poor construction or upkeep; not safe or secure. Synonyms (not held or fixed securely and likely to fall over): precarious, unsteady, shaky, tottering, unsafe, unstable, wobbly, giddy Translations (not strong because of poor construction or upkeep): разклатен (razklaten) (Bulgarian), 不牢 (bùláo) (Chinese Mandarin), wankel (Dutch), gammel (Dutch), krakkemikkig (Dutch), hutera (Finnish), kuppainen (Finnish), branlant (French), délabré (French), boiteux (French), wackelig (German), wacklig (German), klapprig (German), gebrechlich (German), ετοιμόρροπος (etoimórropos) [masculine] (Greek), σαθρός (sathrós) [masculine] (Greek), ξεχαρβαλωμένος (xecharvaloménos) [masculine] (Greek), delambre (Haitian Creole), rozoga (Hungarian), roskatag (Hungarian), roskadozó (Hungarian), billegő (Hungarian), ingatag (Hungarian), ingadozó (Hungarian), labilis (Hungarian), düledező (Hungarian), imbolygó (Hungarian), traballante (Italian), ງ່ອນແງ່ນ (ngǭn ngǣn) (Lao), tūretireti (Maori), tūoioi (Maori), زپرتی (zeperti) (Persian), فکسّنی (fakassani) (Persian), precário (Portuguese), ве́тхий (vétxij) (Russian), ло́мкий (lómkij) (Russian), хли́пкий (xlípkij) (Russian), enclenque (Spanish), skranglig (Swedish), ranglig (Swedish), ง่อนแง่น (ngɔ̂n-ngɛ̂n) (Thai), กระง่อนกระแง่น (grà-ngɔ̂n-grà-ngɛ̂n) (Thai)
    Sense id: en-rickety-en-adj-roFwiDyG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 3 51 Disambiguation of 'not held or fixed securely and likely to fall over': 66 7 27 Disambiguation of 'not strong because of poor construction or upkeep': 93 1 7
  2. (of a person) Feeble in the joints; tottering. Translations (feeble in the joints, tottering): inestable (Catalan), gebrekkig (Dutch), hauras (Finnish), boiteux (French), gebrechlich (German), tatterig (German), ετοιμόρροπος (etoimórropos) [masculine] (Greek), roskatag (Hungarian), támolygó (Hungarian), tántorgó (Hungarian), فکسّنی (fakassani) (Persian), трясущийся (trjasuščijsja) (Russian), อ่อนแอ (ɔ̀ɔn-ɛɛ) (Thai), เปราะบาง (bprɔ̀-baang) (Thai)
    Sense id: en-rickety-en-adj-h99tBD~v Disambiguation of 'feeble in the joints, tottering': 1 97 2
  3. Affected with or suffering from rickets. Translations (affected with rickets): рахитичен (rahitičen) (Bulgarian), 佝偻病的 (gōulóubìngde) (Chinese Mandarin), rachitisch (Dutch), riisitautinen (Finnish), rachitique (French), rachitisch (German), ραχιτικός (rachitikós) [masculine] (Greek), rachitik (Haitian Creole), angolkóros (Hungarian), rachitico [masculine] (Italian), raquítico (Portuguese), рахитичный (raxitičnyj) (Russian), เป็นโรคกระดูกอ่อน (bpen-rôok-grà-dùuk-ɔ̀ɔn) (Thai)
    Sense id: en-rickety-en-adj-O2bdEsqb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 3 51 Disambiguation of 'affected with rickets': 5 6 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hypernyms: fragile, ramshackle, weak
Synonyms: ricketty, bockety [Ireland], bone-shaking [idiomatic], craichy, cranky, creaky, creaking, drooping, flimsy, rickety, rottletrap [British, dialectal], shackly [US, dated], shoogly [British, dialectal], tottersome, wonky [Australia, New-Zealand, UK]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for rickety meaning in English (15.2kB)

{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:rickety",
      "word": "firm"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:rickety",
      "word": "resilient"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:rickety",
      "word": "robust"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:rickety",
      "word": "rugged"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:rickety",
      "word": "safe"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:rickety",
      "word": "secure"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:rickety",
      "word": "solid"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:rickety",
      "word": "stalwart"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:rickety",
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "stalworth"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:rickety",
      "word": "stout"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:rickety",
      "word": "strong"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:rickety",
      "word": "sturdy"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:rickety",
      "word": "unprecarious"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:rickety",
      "word": "untottering"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:rickety",
      "word": "well-built"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "ῥάχις",
        "4": "",
        "5": "backbone"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek ῥάχις (rhákhis, “backbone”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Unclear. The Ancient Greek ῥάχις (rhákhis, “backbone”) origin is disputed.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ricketier",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ricketiest",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "er"
      },
      "expansion": "rickety (comparative ricketier, superlative ricketiest)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "hypernyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "source": "Thesaurus:rickety",
      "word": "fragile"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "source": "Thesaurus:rickety",
      "word": "ramshackle"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "source": "Thesaurus:rickety",
      "word": "weak"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "47 3 51",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He hesitated about climbing such a small, rickety ladder."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Not strong or sturdy, as because of poor construction or upkeep; not safe or secure."
      ],
      "id": "en-rickety-en-adj-roFwiDyG",
      "links": [
        [
          "strong",
          "strong"
        ],
        [
          "sturdy",
          "sturdy"
        ],
        [
          "construction",
          "construction"
        ],
        [
          "upkeep",
          "upkeep"
        ],
        [
          "safe",
          "safe"
        ],
        [
          "secure",
          "secure"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of an object) Not strong or sturdy, as because of poor construction or upkeep; not safe or secure."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of an object"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "66 7 27",
          "sense": "not held or fixed securely and likely to fall over",
          "word": "precarious"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 7 27",
          "sense": "not held or fixed securely and likely to fall over",
          "word": "unsteady"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 7 27",
          "sense": "not held or fixed securely and likely to fall over",
          "word": "shaky"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 7 27",
          "sense": "not held or fixed securely and likely to fall over",
          "word": "tottering"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 7 27",
          "sense": "not held or fixed securely and likely to fall over",
          "word": "unsafe"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 7 27",
          "sense": "not held or fixed securely and likely to fall over",
          "word": "unstable"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 7 27",
          "sense": "not held or fixed securely and likely to fall over",
          "word": "wobbly"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 7 27",
          "sense": "not held or fixed securely and likely to fall over",
          "word": "giddy"
        }
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "93 1 7",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "razklaten",
          "sense": "not strong because of poor construction or upkeep",
          "word": "разклатен"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 1 7",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "bùláo",
          "sense": "not strong because of poor construction or upkeep",
          "word": "不牢"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 1 7",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "not strong because of poor construction or upkeep",
          "word": "wankel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 1 7",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "not strong because of poor construction or upkeep",
          "word": "gammel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 1 7",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "not strong because of poor construction or upkeep",
          "word": "krakkemikkig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 1 7",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "not strong because of poor construction or upkeep",
          "word": "hutera"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 1 7",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "not strong because of poor construction or upkeep",
          "word": "kuppainen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 1 7",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "not strong because of poor construction or upkeep",
          "word": "branlant"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 1 7",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "not strong because of poor construction or upkeep",
          "word": "délabré"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 1 7",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "not strong because of poor construction or upkeep",
          "word": "boiteux"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 1 7",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "not strong because of poor construction or upkeep",
          "word": "wackelig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 1 7",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "not strong because of poor construction or upkeep",
          "word": "wacklig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 1 7",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "not strong because of poor construction or upkeep",
          "word": "klapprig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 1 7",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "not strong because of poor construction or upkeep",
          "word": "gebrechlich"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 1 7",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "etoimórropos",
          "sense": "not strong because of poor construction or upkeep",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ετοιμόρροπος"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 1 7",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "sathrós",
          "sense": "not strong because of poor construction or upkeep",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "σαθρός"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 1 7",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "xecharvaloménos",
          "sense": "not strong because of poor construction or upkeep",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ξεχαρβαλωμένος"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 1 7",
          "code": "ht",
          "lang": "Haitian Creole",
          "sense": "not strong because of poor construction or upkeep",
          "word": "delambre"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 1 7",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "not strong because of poor construction or upkeep",
          "word": "rozoga"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 1 7",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "not strong because of poor construction or upkeep",
          "word": "roskatag"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 1 7",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "not strong because of poor construction or upkeep",
          "word": "roskadozó"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 1 7",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "not strong because of poor construction or upkeep",
          "word": "billegő"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 1 7",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "not strong because of poor construction or upkeep",
          "word": "ingatag"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 1 7",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "not strong because of poor construction or upkeep",
          "word": "ingadozó"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 1 7",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "not strong because of poor construction or upkeep",
          "word": "labilis"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 1 7",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "not strong because of poor construction or upkeep",
          "word": "düledező"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 1 7",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "not strong because of poor construction or upkeep",
          "word": "imbolygó"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 1 7",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "not strong because of poor construction or upkeep",
          "word": "traballante"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 1 7",
          "code": "lo",
          "lang": "Lao",
          "roman": "ngǭn ngǣn",
          "sense": "not strong because of poor construction or upkeep",
          "word": "ງ່ອນແງ່ນ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 1 7",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "not strong because of poor construction or upkeep",
          "word": "tūretireti"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 1 7",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "not strong because of poor construction or upkeep",
          "word": "tūoioi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 1 7",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "zeperti",
          "sense": "not strong because of poor construction or upkeep",
          "word": "زپرتی"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 1 7",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "fakassani",
          "sense": "not strong because of poor construction or upkeep",
          "word": "فکسّنی"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 1 7",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "not strong because of poor construction or upkeep",
          "word": "precário"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 1 7",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "vétxij",
          "sense": "not strong because of poor construction or upkeep",
          "word": "ве́тхий"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 1 7",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "lómkij",
          "sense": "not strong because of poor construction or upkeep",
          "word": "ло́мкий"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 1 7",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "xlípkij",
          "sense": "not strong because of poor construction or upkeep",
          "word": "хли́пкий"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 1 7",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "not strong because of poor construction or upkeep",
          "word": "enclenque"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 1 7",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "not strong because of poor construction or upkeep",
          "word": "skranglig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 1 7",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "not strong because of poor construction or upkeep",
          "word": "ranglig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 1 7",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "ngɔ̂n-ngɛ̂n",
          "sense": "not strong because of poor construction or upkeep",
          "word": "ง่อนแง่น"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 1 7",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "grà-ngɔ̂n-grà-ngɛ̂n",
          "sense": "not strong because of poor construction or upkeep",
          "word": "กระง่อนกระแง่น"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The rickety old man hardly managed to climb the stairs."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Feeble in the joints; tottering."
      ],
      "id": "en-rickety-en-adj-h99tBD~v",
      "links": [
        [
          "Feeble",
          "feeble"
        ],
        [
          "joint",
          "joint"
        ],
        [
          "tottering",
          "tottering"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of a person) Feeble in the joints; tottering."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of a person"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "1 97 2",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "feeble in the joints, tottering",
          "word": "inestable"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 97 2",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "feeble in the joints, tottering",
          "word": "gebrekkig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 97 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "feeble in the joints, tottering",
          "word": "hauras"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 97 2",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "feeble in the joints, tottering",
          "word": "boiteux"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 97 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "feeble in the joints, tottering",
          "word": "gebrechlich"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 97 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "feeble in the joints, tottering",
          "word": "tatterig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 97 2",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "etoimórropos",
          "sense": "feeble in the joints, tottering",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ετοιμόρροπος"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 97 2",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "feeble in the joints, tottering",
          "word": "roskatag"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 97 2",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "feeble in the joints, tottering",
          "word": "támolygó"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 97 2",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "feeble in the joints, tottering",
          "word": "tántorgó"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 97 2",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "fakassani",
          "sense": "feeble in the joints, tottering",
          "word": "فکسّنی"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 97 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "trjasuščijsja",
          "sense": "feeble in the joints, tottering",
          "word": "трясущийся"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 97 2",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "ɔ̀ɔn-ɛɛ",
          "sense": "feeble in the joints, tottering",
          "word": "อ่อนแอ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 97 2",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "bprɔ̀-baang",
          "sense": "feeble in the joints, tottering",
          "word": "เปราะบาง"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "47 3 51",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Affected with or suffering from rickets."
      ],
      "id": "en-rickety-en-adj-O2bdEsqb",
      "links": [
        [
          "rickets",
          "rickets"
        ]
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "5 6 89",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "rahitičen",
          "sense": "affected with rickets",
          "word": "рахитичен"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 6 89",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "gōulóubìngde",
          "sense": "affected with rickets",
          "word": "佝偻病的"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 6 89",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "affected with rickets",
          "word": "rachitisch"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 6 89",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "affected with rickets",
          "word": "riisitautinen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 6 89",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "affected with rickets",
          "word": "rachitique"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 6 89",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "affected with rickets",
          "word": "rachitisch"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 6 89",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "rachitikós",
          "sense": "affected with rickets",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ραχιτικός"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 6 89",
          "code": "ht",
          "lang": "Haitian Creole",
          "sense": "affected with rickets",
          "word": "rachitik"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 6 89",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "affected with rickets",
          "word": "angolkóros"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 6 89",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "affected with rickets",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "rachitico"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 6 89",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "affected with rickets",
          "word": "raquítico"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 6 89",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "raxitičnyj",
          "sense": "affected with rickets",
          "word": "рахитичный"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 6 89",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "bpen-rôok-grà-dùuk-ɔ̀ɔn",
          "sense": "affected with rickets",
          "word": "เป็นโรคกระดูกอ่อน"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɹɪk.ɪ.ti/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɹɪk.e.ti/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪkɪti"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪketi"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rickety.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/ba/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-rickety.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-rickety.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/ba/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-rickety.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-rickety.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "ricketty"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "source": "Thesaurus:rickety",
      "tags": [
        "Ireland"
      ],
      "word": "bockety"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "source": "Thesaurus:rickety",
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ],
      "word": "bone-shaking"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "source": "Thesaurus:rickety",
      "word": "craichy"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "source": "Thesaurus:rickety",
      "word": "cranky"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "source": "Thesaurus:rickety",
      "word": "creaky"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "source": "Thesaurus:rickety",
      "word": "creaking"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "source": "Thesaurus:rickety",
      "word": "drooping"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "source": "Thesaurus:rickety",
      "word": "flimsy"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "source": "Thesaurus:rickety",
      "word": "rickety"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "source": "Thesaurus:rickety",
      "tags": [
        "British",
        "dialectal"
      ],
      "word": "rottletrap"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "source": "Thesaurus:rickety",
      "tags": [
        "US",
        "dated"
      ],
      "word": "shackly"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "source": "Thesaurus:rickety",
      "tags": [
        "British",
        "dialectal"
      ],
      "word": "shoogly"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "source": "Thesaurus:rickety",
      "word": "tottersome"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "source": "Thesaurus:rickety",
      "tags": [
        "Australia",
        "New-Zealand",
        "UK"
      ],
      "word": "wonky"
    }
  ],
  "word": "rickety"
}
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:rickety",
      "word": "firm"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:rickety",
      "word": "resilient"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:rickety",
      "word": "robust"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:rickety",
      "word": "rugged"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:rickety",
      "word": "safe"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:rickety",
      "word": "secure"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:rickety",
      "word": "solid"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:rickety",
      "word": "stalwart"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:rickety",
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "stalworth"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:rickety",
      "word": "stout"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:rickety",
      "word": "strong"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:rickety",
      "word": "sturdy"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:rickety",
      "word": "unprecarious"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:rickety",
      "word": "untottering"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:rickety",
      "word": "well-built"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    "English 3-syllable words",
    "English adjectives",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English terms derived from Ancient Greek",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "Rhymes:English/ɪketi",
    "Rhymes:English/ɪkɪti"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "ῥάχις",
        "4": "",
        "5": "backbone"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek ῥάχις (rhákhis, “backbone”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Unclear. The Ancient Greek ῥάχις (rhákhis, “backbone”) origin is disputed.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ricketier",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ricketiest",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "er"
      },
      "expansion": "rickety (comparative ricketier, superlative ricketiest)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "hypernyms": [
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:rickety",
      "word": "fragile"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:rickety",
      "word": "ramshackle"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:rickety",
      "word": "weak"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He hesitated about climbing such a small, rickety ladder."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Not strong or sturdy, as because of poor construction or upkeep; not safe or secure."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "strong",
          "strong"
        ],
        [
          "sturdy",
          "sturdy"
        ],
        [
          "construction",
          "construction"
        ],
        [
          "upkeep",
          "upkeep"
        ],
        [
          "safe",
          "safe"
        ],
        [
          "secure",
          "secure"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of an object) Not strong or sturdy, as because of poor construction or upkeep; not safe or secure."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of an object"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The rickety old man hardly managed to climb the stairs."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Feeble in the joints; tottering."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Feeble",
          "feeble"
        ],
        [
          "joint",
          "joint"
        ],
        [
          "tottering",
          "tottering"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of a person) Feeble in the joints; tottering."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of a person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Affected with or suffering from rickets."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "rickets",
          "rickets"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɹɪk.ɪ.ti/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɹɪk.e.ti/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪkɪti"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪketi"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rickety.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/ba/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-rickety.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-rickety.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/ba/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-rickety.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-rickety.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "not held or fixed securely and likely to fall over",
      "word": "precarious"
    },
    {
      "sense": "not held or fixed securely and likely to fall over",
      "word": "unsteady"
    },
    {
      "sense": "not held or fixed securely and likely to fall over",
      "word": "shaky"
    },
    {
      "sense": "not held or fixed securely and likely to fall over",
      "word": "tottering"
    },
    {
      "sense": "not held or fixed securely and likely to fall over",
      "word": "unsafe"
    },
    {
      "sense": "not held or fixed securely and likely to fall over",
      "word": "unstable"
    },
    {
      "sense": "not held or fixed securely and likely to fall over",
      "word": "wobbly"
    },
    {
      "sense": "not held or fixed securely and likely to fall over",
      "word": "giddy"
    },
    {
      "word": "ricketty"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:rickety",
      "tags": [
        "Ireland"
      ],
      "word": "bockety"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:rickety",
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ],
      "word": "bone-shaking"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:rickety",
      "word": "craichy"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:rickety",
      "word": "cranky"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:rickety",
      "word": "creaky"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:rickety",
      "word": "creaking"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:rickety",
      "word": "drooping"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:rickety",
      "word": "flimsy"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:rickety",
      "word": "rickety"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:rickety",
      "tags": [
        "British",
        "dialectal"
      ],
      "word": "rottletrap"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:rickety",
      "tags": [
        "US",
        "dated"
      ],
      "word": "shackly"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:rickety",
      "tags": [
        "British",
        "dialectal"
      ],
      "word": "shoogly"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:rickety",
      "word": "tottersome"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:rickety",
      "tags": [
        "Australia",
        "New-Zealand",
        "UK"
      ],
      "word": "wonky"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "razklaten",
      "sense": "not strong because of poor construction or upkeep",
      "word": "разклатен"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "bùláo",
      "sense": "not strong because of poor construction or upkeep",
      "word": "不牢"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "not strong because of poor construction or upkeep",
      "word": "wankel"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "not strong because of poor construction or upkeep",
      "word": "gammel"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "not strong because of poor construction or upkeep",
      "word": "krakkemikkig"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "not strong because of poor construction or upkeep",
      "word": "hutera"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "not strong because of poor construction or upkeep",
      "word": "kuppainen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "not strong because of poor construction or upkeep",
      "word": "branlant"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "not strong because of poor construction or upkeep",
      "word": "délabré"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "not strong because of poor construction or upkeep",
      "word": "boiteux"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "not strong because of poor construction or upkeep",
      "word": "wackelig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "not strong because of poor construction or upkeep",
      "word": "wacklig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "not strong because of poor construction or upkeep",
      "word": "klapprig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "not strong because of poor construction or upkeep",
      "word": "gebrechlich"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "etoimórropos",
      "sense": "not strong because of poor construction or upkeep",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ετοιμόρροπος"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "sathrós",
      "sense": "not strong because of poor construction or upkeep",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "σαθρός"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "xecharvaloménos",
      "sense": "not strong because of poor construction or upkeep",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ξεχαρβαλωμένος"
    },
    {
      "code": "ht",
      "lang": "Haitian Creole",
      "sense": "not strong because of poor construction or upkeep",
      "word": "delambre"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "not strong because of poor construction or upkeep",
      "word": "rozoga"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "not strong because of poor construction or upkeep",
      "word": "roskatag"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "not strong because of poor construction or upkeep",
      "word": "roskadozó"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "not strong because of poor construction or upkeep",
      "word": "billegő"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "not strong because of poor construction or upkeep",
      "word": "ingatag"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "not strong because of poor construction or upkeep",
      "word": "ingadozó"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "not strong because of poor construction or upkeep",
      "word": "labilis"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "not strong because of poor construction or upkeep",
      "word": "düledező"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "not strong because of poor construction or upkeep",
      "word": "imbolygó"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "not strong because of poor construction or upkeep",
      "word": "traballante"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "ngǭn ngǣn",
      "sense": "not strong because of poor construction or upkeep",
      "word": "ງ່ອນແງ່ນ"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "not strong because of poor construction or upkeep",
      "word": "tūretireti"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "not strong because of poor construction or upkeep",
      "word": "tūoioi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "zeperti",
      "sense": "not strong because of poor construction or upkeep",
      "word": "زپرتی"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "fakassani",
      "sense": "not strong because of poor construction or upkeep",
      "word": "فکسّنی"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "not strong because of poor construction or upkeep",
      "word": "precário"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vétxij",
      "sense": "not strong because of poor construction or upkeep",
      "word": "ве́тхий"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "lómkij",
      "sense": "not strong because of poor construction or upkeep",
      "word": "ло́мкий"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "xlípkij",
      "sense": "not strong because of poor construction or upkeep",
      "word": "хли́пкий"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "not strong because of poor construction or upkeep",
      "word": "enclenque"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "not strong because of poor construction or upkeep",
      "word": "skranglig"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "not strong because of poor construction or upkeep",
      "word": "ranglig"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "ngɔ̂n-ngɛ̂n",
      "sense": "not strong because of poor construction or upkeep",
      "word": "ง่อนแง่น"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "grà-ngɔ̂n-grà-ngɛ̂n",
      "sense": "not strong because of poor construction or upkeep",
      "word": "กระง่อนกระแง่น"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "feeble in the joints, tottering",
      "word": "inestable"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "feeble in the joints, tottering",
      "word": "gebrekkig"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "feeble in the joints, tottering",
      "word": "hauras"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "feeble in the joints, tottering",
      "word": "boiteux"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "feeble in the joints, tottering",
      "word": "gebrechlich"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "feeble in the joints, tottering",
      "word": "tatterig"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "etoimórropos",
      "sense": "feeble in the joints, tottering",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ετοιμόρροπος"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "feeble in the joints, tottering",
      "word": "roskatag"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "feeble in the joints, tottering",
      "word": "támolygó"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "feeble in the joints, tottering",
      "word": "tántorgó"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "fakassani",
      "sense": "feeble in the joints, tottering",
      "word": "فکسّنی"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "trjasuščijsja",
      "sense": "feeble in the joints, tottering",
      "word": "трясущийся"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "ɔ̀ɔn-ɛɛ",
      "sense": "feeble in the joints, tottering",
      "word": "อ่อนแอ"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "bprɔ̀-baang",
      "sense": "feeble in the joints, tottering",
      "word": "เปราะบาง"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "rahitičen",
      "sense": "affected with rickets",
      "word": "рахитичен"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "gōulóubìngde",
      "sense": "affected with rickets",
      "word": "佝偻病的"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "affected with rickets",
      "word": "rachitisch"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "affected with rickets",
      "word": "riisitautinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "affected with rickets",
      "word": "rachitique"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "affected with rickets",
      "word": "rachitisch"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "rachitikós",
      "sense": "affected with rickets",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ραχιτικός"
    },
    {
      "code": "ht",
      "lang": "Haitian Creole",
      "sense": "affected with rickets",
      "word": "rachitik"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "affected with rickets",
      "word": "angolkóros"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "affected with rickets",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "rachitico"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "affected with rickets",
      "word": "raquítico"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "raxitičnyj",
      "sense": "affected with rickets",
      "word": "рахитичный"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "bpen-rôok-grà-dùuk-ɔ̀ɔn",
      "sense": "affected with rickets",
      "word": "เป็นโรคกระดูกอ่อน"
    }
  ],
  "word": "rickety"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-03 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.