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1 gammel
〈 informeel〉♦voorbeelden: -
2 aftands
adj. decaying, decrepit, dilapidated, rickety -
3 gammel
adj. rickety, ramshackle, dilapidated -
4 rachitisch
adj. rickety, of or pertaining to rickets -
5 wankel
adj. unstable, rickety, shaky, ramshackle, cranky, tipsy, wonky, wavering, indecisive -
6 wrak
adj. rickety, crazy, cranky--------n. wreck, derelict -
7 bouwvallig
1 crumbling ⇒ dilapidated, rickety 〈 voornamelijk met betrekking tot houten bouwsels zoals trappen, leuningen enz.〉♦voorbeelden: -
8 kaduuk
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9 krakkemikkig
1 〈 bijvoeglijk naamwoord〉 rickety ⇒ ramshackle 〈 gebouwen〉, 〈 gebrekkig〉 ragged, 〈 bijwoord〉 in a ramshackle way -
10 wankel
♦voorbeelden:wankel evenwicht • shaky balancewankele schreden • tottering/faltering stepswankele stoelen • rickety chairsdie tafel is nogal wankel • that table is unstablewankel op de benen staan • be unsteady on one's legs -
11 wankele stoelen
wankele stoelenVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > wankele stoelen
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12 wrak
wrak1〈 het〉1 wreck♦voorbeelden:zich een wrak voelen • feel (like) a wreck————————wrak21 rickety, ramshackle
См. также в других словарях:
Rickety — Rick et*y, a. 1. Affected with rickets. [1913 Webster] 2. Feeble in the joints; imperfect; weak; shaky. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rickety — index imperfect Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
rickety — liable to fall down, 1680s, from RICKETS (Cf. rickets) (with + Y (Cf. y) (2)), via notion of weak, unhealthy. Literal sense is from c.1720 but never common in English. Of material things, from 1799 … Etymology dictionary
rickety — meaning ‘insecure or shaky’, is spelt ety, not etty … Modern English usage
rickety — [adj] unsound, broken down broken, decrepit, derelict, dilapidated, feeble, flimsy, fragile, frail, imperfect, infirm, insecure, jerry built*, precarious, ramshackle, rattletrap*, rocky, shaky, tottering, tottery*, tumble down, unsteady, wavering … New thesaurus
rickety — ► ADJECTIVE 1) poorly made and likely to collapse. 2) suffering from rickets. DERIVATIVES ricketiness noun … English terms dictionary
rickety — [rik′it ē] adj. 1. of or having rickets 2. weak in the joints; tottering 3. liable to fall or break down because weak; shaky ricketiness n … English World dictionary
rickety — UK [ˈrɪkətɪ] / US adjective Word forms rickety : adjective rickety comparative ricketier superlative ricketiest a rickety structure or piece of furniture is likely to break if you put any weight on it, often because it is old a rickety… … English dictionary
rickety — adjective Date: 1683 1. affected with rickets 2. a. lacking stability or firmness ; shaky 2a < a rickety coalition > b. in unsound physical condition < rickety veterans > < rickety stairs > … New Collegiate Dictionary
rickety — rick|et|y [ˈrıkıti] adj [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: rickets] a rickety structure or piece of furniture is in very bad condition, and likely to break easily ▪ a rickety old wooden chair ▪ a rickety bridge … Dictionary of contemporary English
rickety — ricketiness, n. /rik i tee/, adj., ricketier, ricketiest. 1. likely to fall or collapse; shaky: a rickety chair. 2. feeble in the joints; tottering; infirm: a rickety old man. 3. old, dilapidated, or in disrepair. 4. irregular, as motion or… … Universalium