Ramshackle

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. So poorly constructed or kept up that disintegration is likely; rickety: a ramshackle cabin in the woods.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. In disrepair or disorder; poorly maintained; lacking upkeep, usually of buildings or vehicles.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Loose; disjointed; falling to pieces; out of repair.
  • v. To search or ransack; to rummage.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Loose-jointed; ill-made; out of gear or repair; crazy; tumble-down; unregulated; chaotic.
  • n. A thoughtless fellow.
  • A corrupt form of ransack, confused with ramshackle.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. in deplorable condition
  • Equivalent
    damaged   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    loose    disjointed    rummage    ricket    bedraggled    tatterdemalion    dilapidated    broken-down    ruinous    tumbledown   
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