rickety
/ˈrɪkɪti/
adjective
- In poor condition and likely to break or fall apart; not sturdy or stable.
- The old wooden ladder was so rickety that no one dared to climb it.
- They lived in a rickety house with a leaking roof and creaky floors.
- The rickety bridge swayed dangerously in the wind.
- Weak or unsteady, especially due to age or illness.
- After the long illness, her legs felt rickety and weak.
- The rickety old man walked slowly with a cane.
- The puppy was rickety on its new legs, stumbling as it tried to run.