RAMSHACKLE
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
Etymology
Adjective
ramshackle (comparative more ramshackle, superlative most ramshackle)
In disrepair or disorder; poorly maintained; lacking upkeep, usually of buildings or vehicles.
Synonyms
• (in disrepair or disorder): See ramshackle
Verb
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
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