ricketty

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.

   Synonyms:

   precarious, rachitic, shaky, tottering, unsafe, unstable, unsteady, wobbly

2. Feeble in the joints; tottering.
   • The rickety old man hardly managed to climb the stairs.
3. Affected with or suffering from rickets; rachitic.