Read full poem →To heat the soldering irons.
And I mounted a rickety ladder to do it,
Carrying buckets full of the stuff.
Dictionary Entry
Of an object: not strong or sturdy, as because of poor construction or upkeep; not safe or secure.
In a Sentence
“He hesitated about climbing such a small, rickety ladder.”
Origin
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Common Phrases
old ricketywooden ricketytable ricketystairs ricketychair rickety. ricketyrickety old
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Antonyms
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Poetry examples for “rickety”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →O Blues!
Swaying to and fro on his rickety stool
He played that sad raggy tune like a musical fool.
Read full poem →to the chemistry class five times a week and didn’t miss a single one.
Mr Manzi stood at the bottom of the big, rickety old amphitheatre,
making blue flames and red flares and clouds of yellow stuff by
Read full poem →and in Sarlat.
I have climbed rickety stairs, heard talk of Croy,
Walked over En Bertran's old layout,