Wordiyorickety
🇬🇧 UK/'rikәti/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions
adj.
Poorly built or in bad condition and likely to collapse; weak and unsteady
摇摇欲坠的，不牢固的；虚弱的
🧩 Root Breakdown
Native Englishricketyother
=rickety
Common Collocations
- 1.rickety old bridge摇摇欲坠的旧桥
- 2.rickety staircase摇晃的楼梯
- 3.rickety chair破旧的椅子
- 4.rickety structure不稳固的建筑
Example Sentences
- 1.
The rickety old bridge swayed dangerously as we crossed the river.
- 2.
She carefully climbed the rickety staircase, afraid it might collapse.
- 3.
The children sat around a rickety wooden table in the abandoned farmhouse.