ramshackle
In disrepair or disorderIn disrepair or disorder; poorly maintained; lacking upkeep, usually of buildings or vehicles.
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2 sensesIn disrepair or disorder; poorly maintained; lacking upkeep, usually of buildings or vehicles.
They stayed in a ramshackle cabin on the beach.
baufällig, klapprig, marode
разваливающийсяrazvalivajuščijsja, ве́тхийvétxij
напівзруйнованийnapivzrujnovanyj, напіврозваленийnapivrozvalenyj
Badly or carelessly organized.
- in deplorable condition
Examples
5 sentencesHow long have you lived in this ramshackle hut?
They're squatting in a ramshackle old factory at the moment.
Tom gave an incendiary speech in a ramshackle old factory.
Nearly all the corners of the ramshackle house were riddled with cobwebs.
The suspect was hiding in one of those ramshackle buildings near the pier.
Translations
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Origin
First attested in 1830, a back-formation from ramshackled, from ransackled, past participlFirst attested in 1830, a back-formation from ramshackled, from ransackled, past participle of ransackle (“to ransack”), frequentative of Middle English ransaken (“to pillage”).
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Forms
more ramshackle, most ramshackle| Comparative | more ramshackle Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most ramshackle Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
22 synonyms- in deplorable condition:bedraggledbroken-downderelictdilapidatedtatterdemaliontumble-down
Antonyms
12 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.