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
There is much easy fun with linen dusters, carbide headlights, rachitic engines and foozling radiators.
From Time Magazine Archive
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
The hardening of the bones is delayed, the development of the skeleton in general is restricted, and deformities of the legs and spinal column are frequent, in addition to the usual rachitic affections.
From The Condition of the Working-Class in England in 1844 with a Preface written in 1892 by Florence Kelley
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