rickety

adj

1. lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality

e.g. a feeble old woman
her body looked sapless

Synonym: decrepitdebilefeebleinfirmsaplessweakweakly

2. inclined to shake as from weakness or defect

e.g. a rickety table
a wobbly chair with shaky legs
the ladder felt a little wobbly
the bridge still stands though one of the arches is wonky

Synonym: shakywobblywonky

3. affected with, suffering from, or characteristic of rickets

e.g. rickety limbs and joints
a rachitic patient

Synonym: rachitic

1. （结构、家具）摇摇晃晃的，摇摇欲坠的，不牢固的
A rickety structure or piece of furniture is not very strong or well made, and seems likely to collapse or break.

e.g. Mona climbed the rickety wooden stairway.
莫娜爬上了摇摇晃晃的木楼梯。

1. 驼背的：rickettsia 伤寒病原体 | rickety 驼背的 | rickey 混合饮料

2. rickety

2. 佝偻的驼背的：ramshackle摇摇欲坠a | rickety佝偻的驼背的 | rancid恶臭的a

3. 摇晃的：anxiety 焦虑,忧虑;渴望 | rickety 摇晃的 | thrifty 节俭的;兴旺的

4. 软骨病的：rickets 软骨病 | rickety 软骨病的 | rot 腐烂