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Rickety vs Crickety - What's the difference?

rickety | crickety |

As adjectives the difference between rickety and crickety

is that rickety is of an object: not strong or sturdy, as because of poor construction or upkeep; not safe or secure; giddy; shaky while crickety is of or pertaining to crickets.

As an interjection crickety is

alternative form of crikey.

As a noun crickety is

a sound.

rickety

English

Alternative forms

* ricketty

Adjective

(er)
  • Of an object: not strong or sturdy, as because of poor construction or upkeep; not safe or secure; giddy; shaky.
    • 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.

    • Synonyms

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

    crickety

    English

    Etymology 1

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to crickets
  • Full of crickets
    • a crickety night

    Etymology 2

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to cricket.

    • Etymology 3

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
    • Derived terms
    * by crickety

    Etymology 4

    Onomatopoeia

    Noun

    (cricketies)
  • A sound.
    • Derived terms
    * crickety-crack English onomatopoeias