RICKETY Synonyms
There is 0 hypernym of the word rickety. (close relations)
ricketiness
Best Alternatives
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| shaky | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • inclined to shake as from weakness or defect • vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze • not secure; beset with difficulties | ||||||
| wobbly | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • a member of the Industrial Workers of the World adjective satellite • inclined to shake as from weakness or defect | ||||||
| feeble | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness • lacking strength or vigor • lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality • lacking strength | ||||||
| precarious | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • affording no ease or reassurance • fraught with danger • not secure; beset with difficulties | ||||||
| tottering | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • unsteady in gait as from infirmity or old age • (of structures or institutions) having lost stability; failing or on the point of collapse | ||||||
| unstable | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • lacking stability or fixity or firmness adjective satellite • highly or violently reactive • affording no ease or reassurance • suffering from severe mental illness • disposed to psychological variability • subject to change; variable | ||||||
| unsteady | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • subject to change or variation adjective satellite • not firmly or solidly positioned | ||||||
| weak | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • wanting in physical strength adjective satellite • overly diluted; thin and insipid • (used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress • wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings • tending downward in price • deficient or lacking in some skill • lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality • (used of verbs) having standard (or regular) inflection • not having authority, political strength, or governing power • deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc • likely to fail under stress or pressure • deficient in intelligence or mental power | ||||||
| frail | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • physically weak noun • the weight of a frail (basket) full of raisins or figs; between 50 and 75 pounds • a basket for holding dried fruit (especially raisins or figs) adjective satellite • wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings • easily broken or damaged or destroyed | ||||||
| debile | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality | ||||||
| decrepit | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • worn and broken down by hard use • lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality | ||||||
| giddy | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling • lacking seriousness; given to frivolity | ||||||
| infirm | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality • lacking firmness of will or character or purpose | ||||||
| rachitic | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • affected with, suffering from, or characteristic of rickets | ||||||
| sapless | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality • destitute of sap and other vital juices; dry | ||||||
| unsafe | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • lacking in security or safety • involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm adjective satellite • not safe from attack | ||||||
| weakly | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||
adverb • in a weak or feeble manner or to a minor degree adjective satellite • lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality | ||||||
| wonky | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • turned or twisted toward one side • inclined to shake as from weakness or defect | ||||||
