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Decrepit vs Rickety - What's the difference?

decrepit | rickety |

As adjectives the difference between decrepit and rickety

is that decrepit is weakened or worn out from age or wear while rickety is of an object: not strong or sturdy, as because of poor construction or upkeep; not safe or secure; giddy; shaky.

decrepit

English

Alternative forms

* decrepid (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Weakened or worn out from age or wear
  • Derived terms

    * decrepitly * decrepitude

    Anagrams

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    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