rickety
gb/ɹˈɪkəti/ us/ɹˈɪkəti/
B2
ਅੰਗਰੇਜ਼ੀ
ingatag, rozoga, bizonytalan a lábán, angolkóros
B2
1
ingatag
B2
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
a rickety [chair/ladder/bridge/staircase]
The rickety ladder shook every time I climbed a step.
Az ingatag létra megremegett minden alkalommal, amikor felléptem egy fokkal.
They crossed the river on a rickety wooden bridge.
Egy ingatag fahídon keltek át a folyón.
One leg of the chair was loose, so the whole thing felt rickety.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
This chair is rickety.
Ez a szék ingatag.
Be careful—those stairs are rickety.
Vigyázz, az a lépcső nagyon ingatag.
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
Don’t use rickety for small temporary movement (e.g., a “rickety hand”); it usually describes something that is poorly built or badly supported.
ਅਰਥ
shaky and not firmly built
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
a rickety chair
|a rickety ladder
|a rickety bridge
|rickety stairs
|a rickety table
|a rickety fence
|a rickety platform
|a rickety structure
|a rickety walkway
|rickety steps
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
wobbly (emphasizes shaking or unsteady movement)
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unstable (more general; less everyday and less visual)
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flimsy (emphasizes thin/weak materials)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
sturdy (strong and stable)
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solid (firmly made and not likely to move)
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
daily_life
|home
|buildings
ਪਰਿਭਾਸ਼ਾ
not strong, so it shakes and may fall
Not strong or well supported, so it shakes, wobbles, or seems likely to fall or break.
B2
2
rozoga
B1
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
a rickety old [car/house/bus]
He drove up in a rickety old van that looked ready to fall apart.
Egy rozoga öreg furgonnal állt be, amely úgy nézett ki, mindjárt szétesik.
They rented a rickety beach house with broken shutters.
Kibéreltek egy rozoga tengerparti házat törött spalettákkal.
The rickety bus made strange noises the whole trip.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
My bike is old and rickety.
A biciklim öreg és rozoga.
They live in a rickety house.
Egy rozoga házban laknak.
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
Rickety often suggests both age and weakness; it’s stronger than simply “old.”
ਅਰਥ
old and in bad condition
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
a rickety old car
|a rickety bus
|a rickety house
|a rickety shack
|a rickety shed
|a rickety bike
|a rickety elevator
|a rickety train
|a rickety building
|a rickety boat
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
ramshackle (very run-down and loosely put together)
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run-down (emphasizes poor maintenance rather than wobbling)
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dilapidated (more formal; often for buildings)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
well-maintained (kept in good condition)
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new (not old or worn)
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
daily_life
|travel
|buildings
ਪਰਿਭਾਸ਼ਾ
old and in bad condition
Old, worn, and poorly maintained, often looking as if it could stop working or collapse soon.
C1
3
ingatag
B2
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
a rickety [plan/argument/system]
Their argument is rickety because it relies on one unreliable source.
Az érvelésük ingatag, mert egyetlen megbízhatatlan forrásra támaszkodik.
The company expanded on a rickety business plan and quickly ran into debt.
A cég egy ingatag üzleti tervre alapozva terjeszkedett, és hamar eladósodott.
Without maintenance, the whole system became rickety and unpredictable.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
That plan seems rickety.
Az a terv ingatagnak tűnik.
Her argument is rickety.
Az érvelése ingatag.
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
In this sense, rickety is usually for things that can “collapse” in a figurative way (plans, systems, arguments), not for general “bad” quality.
ਅਰਥ
weak or unreliable in quality
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
a rickety plan
|a rickety argument
|a rickety system
|a rickety arrangement
|a rickety business model
|a rickety alliance
|a rickety economy
|a rickety theory
|a rickety case
|a rickety setup
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
shaky (very common for weak evidence or uncertain situations)
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flawed (emphasizes mistakes or problems in design/logic)
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unsound (more formal; often for reasoning)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
sound (logically strong and reliable)
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robust (strong and able to handle stress)
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
work
|education
|communication
ਪਰਿਭਾਸ਼ਾ
not strong or reliable; likely to fail
Not well designed or supported; likely to fail or not work well.
C1
4
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
a rickety [person/old man/old woman]
After the long illness, he felt rickety and needed help walking.
A hosszú betegség után bizonytalan volt a lábán, és segítségre volt szüksége a járáshoz.
She looked a bit rickety on the icy steps.
A jeges lépcsőn kissé bizonytalanul állt a lábán.
By the end of the hike, my knees were so rickety I had to rest.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
He feels rickety today.
Ma gyengének és bizonytalannak érzi magát.
My legs are rickety after running.
Futás után gyengék és bizonytalanok a lábaim.
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
This use can sound slightly insensitive if applied to a person; speakers often choose gentler words like “frail.”
ਅਰਥ
physically weak and unsteady
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
a rickety old man
|a rickety old woman
|rickety legs
|to feel rickety
|looking rickety
|growing rickety
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
frail (more common and gentler for people)
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unsteady (focuses on balance rather than overall weakness)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
strong (physically powerful and healthy)
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steady (able to stand or walk without wobbling)
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
health
|people
ਪਰਿਭਾਸ਼ਾ
weak and not steady when standing or walking
Weak and unsteady on one’s feet; easily tired or likely to fall.
C2
TECHNICAL
5
angolkóros
C2
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
a rickety [child]
In early medical reports, some children were described as rickety because of rickets.
A korai orvosi jelentésekben egyes gyerekeket angolkórosnak írtak le.
The clinic treated infants with rickety symptoms caused by vitamin D deficiency.
A klinika D-vitamin-hiány okozta angolkóros tünetekkel küzdő csecsemőket kezelt.
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
In modern general English, rickety almost always means “shaky/unstable,” not “having rickets.”
ਅਰਥ
affected by rickets
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
a rickety child
|rickety deformities
|rickety bones
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
rachitic (more technical medical term for ‘affected by rickets’)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
healthy (not diseased)
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
health
|medicine
ਪਰਿਭਾਸ਼ਾ
having the disease rickets
Suffering from rickets, especially (in older usage) with bones weakened or deformed by the disease.
ਵਿਆਕਰਨ
ਸ਼ਬਦਕੋਸ਼ੀ ਰੂਪ
rickety
IPA
GB/ɹˈɪkəti/
US/ɹˈɪkəti/
ਸਿਲੇਬਲ ਅਤੇ ਜ਼ੋਰ
rick - ety (2 ਸਿਲੇਬਲ)
Stress on 1st syllable (rick)
ਸ਼ਬਦ ਰੂਪ
Adjective
- Base: rickety
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