Hyphenation of rickety

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word rickety? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

rick-ety

Definitions of rickety:

1.	Inclined to shake as from weakness or defect A rickety table A wobbly chair with shaky legs The ladder felt a little wobbly The bridge still stands though one of the arches is wonky
2.	Affected with, suffering from, or characteristic of rickets Rickety limbs and joints A rachitic patient
3.	Lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality A feeble old woman Her body looked sapless

Synonyms of rickety:

adj	shaky, wobbly, wonky, unstable

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