Lean and Rickety

Lean

Lean adjective - Having a noticeably small amount of body fat.

Rickety and lean are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rickety" instead an adjective "Lean".

Nearby Words: leaning, leaned, leanness, leant

Rickety

Rickety adjective - Inclined to shake as from weakness or defect.
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Synonyms for Rickety

Lean and rickety are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Lean" instead an adjective "Rickety".

Both words in one sentence

  • Shaking with fear, the boy stumbled out of the rickety lean-to, and that's when he saw it: his father, sitting alone at the campfire.
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