Ramshackle

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Synonyms

English

Etymology

First attested 1830, back-formation from ramshackled, from ransackled, past participle of ransackle, "to ransack," frequentative of Middle English ransaken, "to pillage."

Pronunciation

• AHD: [rămshăk′əl]]

Adjective

ramshackle

1. in disrepair or disorder; poorly maintained; lacking upkeep, usually of buildings or vehicles

   • 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.

Synonyms

• bedraggled
• broken-down
• dilapidated
• ruinous
• rundown
• tatterdemalion
• tumbledown

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