rickety

English

Perhaps from Ancient Greek ῥάχις (rhákhis, “backbone”).

rickety (comparative ricketier, superlative ricketiest)

Of an object: not strong or sturdy, as because of poor construction or upkeep; not safe or secure.
He hesitated about climbing such a small, rickety ladder.
Of a person: feeble in the joints; tottering.
The rickety old man hardly managed to climb the stairs.
Affected with or suffering from rickets.

(not held or fixed securely and likely to fall over): precarious, unsteady, shaky, tottering, unsafe, unstable, wobbly, giddy

not strong because of poor construction or upkeep

Bulgarian: разклатен (bg) (razklaten)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 不牢 (bùláo)
Dutch: wankel (nl), gammel (nl), krakkemikkig (nl)
Finnish: hutera (fi), kuppainen (fi)
French: branlant (fr), délabré (fr), boiteux (fr)
German: wackelig (de), wacklig (de), klapprig (de)
Greek: ετοιμόρροπος (el) m (etoimórropos), σαθρός (el) m (sathrós), ξεχαρβαλωμένος (el) m (xecharvaloménos)
Haitian Creole: delambre
Hungarian: rozoga (hu), roskatag (hu), roskadozó, billegő, ingatag (hu), ingadozó, labilis (hu), düledező (hu), imbolygó
Italian: traballante (it)
Lao: ງ່ອນແງ່ນ (ngǭn ngǣn)
Maori: tūretireti, tūoioi
Persian: زپرتی‎ (fa) (zeperti), فکسّنی‎ (fa) (fakassani)
Portuguese: precário (pt)
Russian: ве́тхий (ru) (vétxij), ло́мкий (ru) (lómkij), хли́пкий (ru) (xlípkij)
Spanish: enclenque (es)
Swedish: skranglig (sv), ranglig (sv)
Thai: ง่อนแง่น (ngɔ̂n-ngɛ̂n), กระง่อนกระแง่น (th) (grà-ngɔ̂n-grà-ngɛ̂n)

feeble in the joints, tottering

affected with rickets