Antonyms for rickety

Grammar : Adj

Spell : rik-i-tee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈrɪk ɪ ti

Definition of rickety

Origin : "liable to fall down," 1680s, from rickets (with + -y (2)), via notion of "weak, unhealthy." Literal sense is from c.1720 but never common in English. Of material things, from 1799.

adj unsound, broken-down

Example sentences :

He lit a candle, and went cautiously down the rickety staircase.
Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger

There was a thud as his fist hit the rickety, squeaking table in the center of the room.
Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand

I perceive the altar to be rickety and the Commandments damp.
Extract from : « The Uncommercial Traveller » by Charles Dickens

Another, a third, and a fourth gust rattled and shook the rickety frame.
Extract from : « Wilfrid Cumbermede » by George MacDonald

Under the washshed, which adjoined the kitchen, was a rickety door.
Extract from : « Thankful's Inheritance » by Joseph C. Lincoln

Instead, she strode toward the rickety chair and its occupant.
Extract from : « Keziah Coffin » by Joseph C. Lincoln

He arose, stopped the driver, and entered the rickety vehicle.
Extract from : « The Strollers » by Frederic S. Isham

A moment later he was climbing down the rickety flight of stairs.
Extract from : « The Gorgeous Girl » by Nalbro Bartley

His noble head and heart are like a great engine in a rickety boat.
Extract from : « Our Young Folks, Vol 1, No. 1 » by Various

He tossed her over his shoulder, and started down the rickety stairs.
Extract from : « Police Your Planet » by Lester del Rey

Synonyms for rickety

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