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ramshackle

American  
[ram-shak-uhl] / ˈræmˌʃæk əl /

adjective

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

    a ramshackle house.
    Synonyms:
    flimsy, derelict, dilapidated
ramshackle British  
/ ˈræmˌʃækəl /

adjective

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

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Other Word Forms

  • ramshackleness noun

Etymology

Origin of ramshackle

1815–25; compare earlier rans(h)ackled, obscurely akin to ransack

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