rickety

IPA: rˈɪkʌti

Of an object: not strong or sturdy, as because of poor construction or upkeep; not safe or secure.
(of a person) Feeble in the joints; tottering.
(pathology) Affected with or suffering from rickets; rachitic.

Examples of "rickety" in Sentences

Exhibition games were played in rickety stadiums in front of only a handful of fans.
Aged and poverty-stricken army officers would drive up to the doorstep behind rickety old horses and in rickety carryalls.
A befuddled moment passed before he understood she was referring to his rickety motorcycle and not to their assignment as volunteers.
This is the first time I've heard Russian hardware referred to as "rickety" -- "hell-for-stout" is the more usual description I've encountered.
I have one I haven't read yet (The Immortal, in rickety old hardback), which I'm sort of saving up, the way you save up the last shot of really fine whiskey.