Definition of rickety
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Access to the real attic, via a death-defying, rickety ladder, was in the bathroom.
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The Rohingya migrants’ rickety houses offered little resistance to the storm’s high winds, officials said.
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The Hall of Famer grew up in L.A., which continues to sort its feelings about the rickety return of the Rams.
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A tiny, rickety elevator descends, hoists you up a few floors, and deposits you in a long corridor without artificial light.
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First Known Use of rickety
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RICKETY Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of rickety for English Language Learners
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: not strong or stable and likely to break
RICKETY Defined for Kids
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: in poor condition and likely to break Just below them, hugging the shore, rose a village of thatched huts, with a small, rickety pier, boats on the sand, and nets spread for mending. — Lloyd Alexander, Time Cat
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