rachitic
Example Sentences
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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
Most important, if the daring financial gamble is won, it may encourage other European nations with overvalued, rachitic currencies, notably France and Greece, to push through their own tough financial programs.
From Time Magazine Archive
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
The only power a President had in that emergency was to ring a gong, then wait while workmen hurried to the basement and jiggled the rachitic machinery back into motion.
From Time Magazine Archive
Practically the only exception is in the rachitic form of ringbone which affects young animals.
From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by John Victor Lacroix
