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   ramshackle

   /ˈramˌʃakl/

   adjective

   • 1. (especially of a house or vehicle) in a state of severe disrepair: "a ramshackle cottage"

   Word Origin early 19th century (originally dialect in the sense ‘irregular, disorderly’): alteration of earlier ramshackled, altered form of obsolete ransackled ‘ransacked’.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishRAMSHACKLE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   RAMSHACKLE definition: 1. badly or untidily made and likely to break or fall down easily: 2. badly organized: 3. badly…. Learn more.

   • English (US)

     RAMSHACKLE meaning: 1. badly or untidily made and likely to...

   • Znaczenie Ramshackle, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     ramshackle definicja: 1. badly or untidily made and likely...

   • Indonesian Translation

     ramshackle translate: bobrok. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Translate to Traditional Chinese

     RAMSHACKLE translate: 搖搖欲墜的；東倒西歪的；要散架的, 組織混亂的;組織鬆散的;行將解體的....

   • Simplified

     RAMSHACKLE translate: 摇摇欲坠的；东倒西歪的；要散架的, 组织混乱的;组织松散的;行将解体的....

   • Ramshackle Spanish Translation

     ramshackle translate: destartalado, maltrecho, desvencijado,...

   • Vietnamese Translation

     ramshackle translate: siêu vẹo. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Ramshackle in Polish

     RAMSHACKLE translate: walący się, rozklekotany. Learn more...

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › ramshackleRamshackle Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Ramshackle means appearing ready to collapse or carelessly constructed. It comes from an alteration of ransackled, meaning "to search through or plunder." See examples, synonyms, and word history.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › ramshackleRAMSHACKLE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Ramshackle definition: loosely made or held together; rickety; shaky. See examples of RAMSHACKLE used in a sentence.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › ramshackleRamshackle - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   It's ramshackle — in other words, in terrible condition and barely holding together. If you think there's a similarity between a place that's been ransacked and a place that's ramshackle, you'd be right.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › ramshackleramshackle adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   Definition of ramshackle adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishRAMSHACKLE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Ramshackle means badly made or in bad condition, and looks as if it is likely to fall down. It can also describe a system, union, or collection of things that is not likely to work very well.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › ramshackleRamshackle - definition of ramshackle by The Free Dictionary

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   Ramshackle means badly constructed or maintained; rickety, shaky, or derelict. Find the origin, usage, and translations of this adjective, as well as related words and antonyms.