rachitic

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A sequence of rachitic little drawings by Tracey Emin – whose monoprints are so ubiquitous as to have become museum wallpaper – cannot compete with those of her heroine, Louise Bourgeois.

From The Guardian • Dec. 23, 2012

Every trip on the rachitic Long Island Rail Road, every decision in the office or at home tied him up in knots.

From Time Magazine Archive

But these rachitic sinews manfully bore the baggage of war.

From Time Magazine Archive

The passengers were part of a scarred, frustrated and endlessly complaining tribe �the 300,000 New York commuters who daily ride the rachitic, mismanaged Long Island Rail Road.

From Time Magazine Archive

Since the affected subjects suffer involvement of several of the extremities at the same time, the theory of rachitic origin seems well supported.

From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by Lacroix, John Victor