bedraggled, broken-down, derelict, dilapidated, ramshackle, tatterdemalion, tumble-down
(adjective) in deplorable condition; “a street of bedraggled tenements”; “a broken-down fence”; “a ramshackle old pier”; “a tumble-down shack”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
ramshackle (comparative more ramshackle, superlative most ramshackle)
In disrepair or disorder; poorly maintained; lacking upkeep, usually of buildings or vehicles.
• (in disrepair or disorder): See ramshackle
ramshackle (third-person singular simple present ramshackles, present participle ramshackling, simple past and past participle ramshackled)
(obsolete, transitive) To ransack.
Source: Wiktionary
Ram"shac*kle, a. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain.]
Definition: Loose; disjointed; falling to pieces; out of repair. There came . . . my lord the cardinal, in his ramshackle coach. Thackeray.
Ram"shac*kle, v. t.
Definition: To search or ransack; to rummage. [Prov. Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 February 2025
(noun) a small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit; used to store data or programs for a microcomputer; “floppy disks are noted for their relatively slow speed and small capacity and low price”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
