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Définitions

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rickety
1. adj. Rachitique, faible.
2. adj. Branlant, bancal.
A rickety table.
Une table branlante.
anglais > anglais
rickety
1. adj. 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.
2. adj. Of a person: feeble in the joints; tottering.
The rickety old man hardly managed to climb the stairs.
3. adj. Affected with or suffering from rickets.

Exemples de phrases

We head up a rickety flight of stairs, pass through a wooden door, and suddenly my jaw drops open.  First indications would therefore seem to be that electronic voting hasn't persuaded more people to vote than would have voted anyway if they had been obliged to do so with stubby pencils in rickety polling booths in church halls.

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