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   Rick·et·y

   /ˈrikədē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of a structure or piece of equipment) poorly made and likely to collapse: "we went carefully up the rickety stairs"
   • 2. (of a person) suffering from rickets: "poverty was evident in undernourished faces or rickety legs"

   Word Origin late 17th century: from rickets + -y1.

   Derivatives

   • 1. ricketiness noun

   Scrabble Points: 16

   • R

     1

   • I

     1

   • C

     3

   • K

     5

   • E

     1

   • T

     1

   • Y

     4

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