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ramshackle

[ram-shak-uhl]

adjective

  1. loosely made or held together; rickety; shaky.

    a ramshackle house.

    Synonyms: , ,


ramshackle

/ ˈæˌʃæə /

adjective

  1. (esp of buildings) badly constructed or maintained; rickety, shaky, or derelict

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ramshackleness noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of ramshackle1

1815–25; compare earlier rans(h)ackled, obscurely akin to ransack
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of ramshackle1

C17 ramshackled , from obsolete ransackle to ransack
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The areas being searched are close to a ramshackle dwelling where Brückner lived at the time of Madeleine's disappearance.

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We watch as Anima pours gasoline all over a snowy ramshackle house in the mountains and lights it on fire before driving away.

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On stage, he performs in a ramshackle sailing boat, clinging to the mast as the ocean threatens to consume him.

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Trump's 2016 presidential campaign was a ramshackle affair with only a few advisers.

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I came across Toad characters fishing and ramshackle vehicles that encouraged me to follow them.

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