ramshackle
[ ram-shak-uhl ]
/ ˈræmˌʃæk əl /
adjective
loosely made or held together; rickety; shaky: a ramshackle house.
Origin of ramshackle
1815–25; compare earlier
rans(h)ackled, obscurely akin to
ransack
SYNONYMS FOR ramshackle
OTHER WORDS FROM ramshackle
ram·shack·le·ness, nounWords nearby ramshackle
ramses i,
ramses ii,
ramses iii,
ramsey,
ramsgate,
ramshackle,
ramshorn snail,
ramson,
ramsons,
ramstam,
ramstedt operation
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British Dictionary definitions for ramshackle
ramshackle
/ (ˈræmˌʃækəl) /
adjective
(esp of buildings) badly constructed or maintained; rickety, shaky, or derelict
Word Origin for ramshackle
C17
ramshackled, from obsolete
ransackle to
ransack