A rickety structure or piece of furniture is not very strong or well made, and seems likely to collapse or break. Mona climbed the rickety wooden stairway. a rickety structure or piece of furniture is in very bad condition, and likely to break easily (rickets)
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"