definition of
rickety

[1] #1 rickety s. [shaky, wobbly, wonky] inclined to shake as from weakness or defect; "a rickety table"; "a wobbly chair with shaky legs"; "the ladder felt a little wobbly"; "the bridge still stands though one of the arches is wonky". wn

[2] #2 rickety s. [rachitic] affected with, suffering from, or characteristic of rickets; "rickety limbs and joints"; "a rachitic patient". wn

[3] #3 rickety s. [decrepit, debile, feeble, infirm, sapless, weak, weakly] lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality; "a feeble old woman"; "her body looked sapless". wn