rachitic
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ɹəˈkɪtɪk/
Adjective
rachitic (comparative more rachitic, superlative most rachitic)
- (medicine) Pertaining to or affected by rickets. [from 18th c.]
- 1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance, Faber & Faber 2004 (Avignon Quintet), p. 761:
- Nor was there time to do much more than distribute some sweet to the pallid rachitic children.
- 1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance, Faber & Faber 2004 (Avignon Quintet), p. 761:
- Feeble, in a weak or precarious condition. [from 19th c.]
- natives with over-valued rachitic currencies -- Time
- a tall, narrow-shouldered and rachitic house in a little obscure square -- Aldous Huxley
Derived terms
- rachitic pelvis
- rachitic rosary
Translations
of, relating to, or affected by rickets
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resembling or suggesting the condition of one suffering from rickets
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