# ricket

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. Unsteady, rickety.

## Etymology
From a dialectal past participle of rick (“to rattle, jiggle, make a noise”), equivalent to rick + -et.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ricket