rickety

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• UK: /ˈɹɪk.ɪ.ti/
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• UK: /ˈɹɪk.e.ti/
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• rhymes with -ɪkɪti
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• rhymes with -ɪketi
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• CMU ARPABET: R IH1 K AH0 T IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From dialectal ricket (“unstable, rickety”) + -y, and/or ricket (“to move noisily and in a reckless way”) + -y. Alternatively, and perhaps less likely, from rickets + -y.

80 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: разклатен (razklaten) — not strong because of poor construction or upkeep
• Chinese Mandarin: 不牢 (bùláo) — not strong because of poor construction or upkeep
• Czech: chatrný — not strong because of poor construction or upkeep
• Czech: nestabilní — not strong because of poor construction or upkeep
• Czech: vratký — not strong because of poor construction or upkeep
• Dutch: wankel — not strong because of poor construction or upkeep
• Dutch: gammel — not strong because of poor construction or upkeep
• Dutch: krakkemikkig — not strong because of poor construction or upkeep
• Finnish: hutera — not strong because of poor construction or upkeep
• Finnish: hauras — not strong because of poor construction or upkeep
• French: branlant — not strong because of poor construction or upkeep
• French: délabré — not strong because of poor construction or upkeep
• French: boiteux — not strong because of poor construction or upkeep
• Galician: inestábel — not strong because of poor construction or upkeep
• Galician: penzo — not strong because of poor construction or upkeep
• German: wackelig — not strong because of poor construction or upkeep
• German: wacklig — not strong because of poor construction or upkeep
• German: klapprig — not strong because of poor construction or upkeep
• German: gebrechlich — not strong because of poor construction or upkeep
• Greek: ετοιμόρροπος (etoimórropos) — not strong because of poor construction or upkeep
• Greek: σαθρός (sathrós) — not strong because of poor construction or upkeep
• Greek: ξεχαρβαλωμένος (xecharvaloménos) — not strong because of poor construction or upkeep
• Haitian Creole: delambre — not strong because of poor construction or upkeep
• Hungarian: rozoga — not strong because of poor construction or upkeep
• Hungarian: roskatag — not strong because of poor construction or upkeep
• Hungarian: roskadozó — not strong because of poor construction or upkeep
• Hungarian: billegő — not strong because of poor construction or upkeep
• Hungarian: ingatag — not strong because of poor construction or upkeep
• Hungarian: ingadozó — not strong because of poor construction or upkeep
• Hungarian: labilis — not strong because of poor construction or upkeep
• Hungarian: düledező — not strong because of poor construction or upkeep
• Hungarian: imbolygó — not strong because of poor construction or upkeep
• Italian: traballante — not strong because of poor construction or upkeep
• Lao: ງ່ອນແງ່ນ (ngǭn ngǣn) — not strong because of poor construction or upkeep
• Māori: tūretireti — not strong because of poor construction or upkeep
• Māori: tūoioi — not strong because of poor construction or upkeep
• Persian: زپرتی (zeperti) — not strong because of poor construction or upkeep
• Persian: فکسّنی (fakassani) — not strong because of poor construction or upkeep
• Portuguese: precário — not strong because of poor construction or upkeep
• Russian: ве́тхий (vétxij) — not strong because of poor construction or upkeep
• Russian: ло́мкий (lómkij) — not strong because of poor construction or upkeep
• Russian: хли́пкий (xlípkij) — not strong because of poor construction or upkeep
• Spanish: enclenque — not strong because of poor construction or upkeep
• Spanish: desvencijado — not strong because of poor construction or upkeep
• Swedish: skranglig — not strong because of poor construction or upkeep
• Swedish: ranglig — not strong because of poor construction or upkeep
• Thai: ง่อนแง่น (ngɔ̂n-ngɛ̂n) — not strong because of poor construction or upkeep
• Thai: กระง่อนกระแง่น (grà-ngɔ̂n-grà-ngɛ̂n) — not strong because of poor construction or upkeep
• Catalan: inestable — feeble in the joints, tottering
• Czech: vratký — feeble in the joints, tottering
• Czech: viklající se — feeble in the joints, tottering
• Czech: rozviklaný — feeble in the joints, tottering
• Dutch: gebrekkig — feeble in the joints, tottering
• Finnish: hauras — feeble in the joints, tottering
• French: boiteux — feeble in the joints, tottering
• German: gebrechlich — feeble in the joints, tottering
• German: tatterig — feeble in the joints, tottering
• Greek: ετοιμόρροπος (etoimórropos) — feeble in the joints, tottering
• Hungarian: roskatag — feeble in the joints, tottering
• Hungarian: támolygó — feeble in the joints, tottering
• Hungarian: tántorgó — feeble in the joints, tottering
• Persian: فکسّنی (fakassani) — feeble in the joints, tottering
• Russian: трясущийся (trjasuščijsja) — feeble in the joints, tottering
• Thai: อ่อนแอ (ɔ̀ɔn-ɛɛ) — feeble in the joints, tottering
• Thai: เปราะบาง (bprɔ̀-baang) — feeble in the joints, tottering
• Bulgarian: рахитичен (rahitičen) — affected with rickets
• Chinese Mandarin: 佝偻病的 (gōulóubìngde) — affected with rickets
• Dutch: rachitisch — affected with rickets
• Finnish: riisitautinen — affected with rickets
• French: rachitique — affected with rickets
• Galician: raquítico — affected with rickets
• Galician: tangaraño — affected with rickets
• German: rachitisch — affected with rickets
• Greek: ραχιτικός (rachitikós) — affected with rickets
• Haitian Creole: rachitik — affected with rickets
• Hungarian: angolkóros — affected with rickets
• Italian: rachitico — affected with rickets
• Portuguese: raquítico — affected with rickets
• Russian: рахитичный (raxitičnyj) — affected with rickets
• Thai: เป็นโรคกระดูกอ่อน (bpen-rôok-grà-dùuk-ɔ̀ɔn) — affected with rickets