English

Adjective

ricketty ‎(comparative rickettier, superlative rickettiest)

1. Alternative spelling of rickety
   • 1870, Various, Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 19, August 6, 1870:

     Below appears a ricketty old step-ladder leading into darkness.

   • 1838, American Anti-Slavery Society, The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 2 of 4:

     Some had a couple of stunted donkeys yoked to a ricketty cart,--others had mules with pack-saddles--but the many loaded their own heads, instead of the donkeys and mules.