ramshackle
English
Etymology
First attested 1830, back-formation from ramshackled, from ransackled, past participle of ransackle (“to ransack”), frequentative of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English ransaken (“to pillage”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
ramshackle (comparative more ramshackle, superlative most ramshackle)
- In disrepair or disorder; poorly maintained; lacking upkeep, usually of buildings or vehicles.
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- There came […] my lord the cardinal, in his ramshackle coach.
- 1914, David Lloyd George
- A ramshackle old empire. (of Austria-Hungary).
- 2012 September 7, Dominic Fifield, “England start World Cup campaign with five-goal romp against Moldova”, in The Guardian[1]:
- So ramshackle was the locals' attempt at defence that, with energetic wingers pouring into the space behind panicked full-backs and centre-halves dizzied by England's movement, it was cruel to behold at times. The contest did not extend beyond the half-hour mark.
- They stayed in a ramshackle cabin on the beach.
- He entered the ramshackle bus, and was driven a long distance through very sandy streets to the hotel on the St. Lawrence.
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Synonyms
- (in disrepair or disorder): See Thesaurus:ramshackle
Translations
in disrepair or disorder
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Verb
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- (obsolete, transitive) To ransack.
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