An old, rickety footbridge is the only way to get to the other side of the gorge.
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Rickety
Synonyms for "rickety" (206 found)
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Adjective(13 words)
Noun(1 words)
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9 entriesfaltering stepfragile allianceprecarious financesrickety chairrickety staircaserickety tabletrembling handunstable governmentunsteady gait
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6 entriesrickety bridgerickety chairrickety economyrickety furniturerickety staircaserickety system
Inflections
2 entriesmore ricketymost rickety
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4 entriesSample sentences
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This chair is quite rickety when you sit on it. Should I fix it or buy a new one?
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The newborn giraffe stumbled around on rickety legs.
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Tom carefully climbed up the rickety staircase.
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