Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
-
- [rik-i-tee]
- /ˈrɪk ɪ ti/
- /ˈrɪk.ɪ.ti/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [rik-i-tee]
- /ˈrɪk ɪ ti/
Definitions of rickety word
- adjective rickety likely to fall or collapse; shaky: a rickety chair. 1
- adjective rickety feeble in the joints; tottering; infirm: a rickety old man. 1
- adjective rickety old, dilapidated, or in disrepair. 1
- adjective rickety irregular, as motion or action. 1
- adjective rickety affected with or suffering from rickets. 1
- adjective rickety pertaining to or of the nature of rickets. 1
Information block about the term
Origin of rickety
First appearance:
before 1675 One of the 48% oldest English words
First recorded in 1675-85; ricket(s) + -y1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Rickety
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
rickety popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
rickety usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for rickety
adj rickety
noun rickety
- capriciousness — subject to, led by, or indicative of a sudden, odd notion or unpredictable change; erratic: He's such a capricious boss I never know how he'll react.
- changeability — liable to change or to be changed; variable.
- disequilibrium — lack of equilibrium; imbalance.
- impermanence — not permanent or enduring; transitory.
- mutability — liable or subject to change or alteration.
adjective rickety
- aquake — Quaking.
- crumbling — to break into small fragments or crumbs.
- curer — A healer.
- disintegrating — Present participle of disintegrate.
- fleshless — Without flesh, lacking flesh.
Top questions with rickety
- what does rickety mean?
- what is the definition of rickety?
- what does the word rickety mean?
- what does rickety?
- what is the meaning of rickety?
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with r
- Words starting with ri
- Words starting with ric
- Words starting with rick
- Words starting with ricke
- Words starting with ricket
- Words starting with rickety