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ricketier

ricketier is the comparative form of rickety.

Meaning of rickety

Adjective

rickety (comparative ricketier or more rickety, superlative ricketiest or most rickety)

  1. Of an object: not strong or sturdy, as because of poor construction or upkeep; not safe or secure.
    • He hesitated about climbing such a small, rickety ladder.
  2. Feeble in the joints; tottering.
    • The rickety old man hardly managed to climb the stairs.
  3. Affected with or suffering from rickets; rachitic.

Questions about ricketier

What is ricketier the comparative form of?
Ricketier is the comparative form of rickety.

Words near ricketier in the dictionary

  1. Rickert
  2. Rickerts
  3. Rickes
  4. ricket
  5. ricketed
  6. ricketier
  7. ricketiest
  8. ricketily
  9. ricketiness
  10. ricketing
  11. ricketish

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