Definition of Ramshackle

1. Adjective. In deplorable condition. "A tumble-down shack"


Definition of Ramshackle

1. a. Loose; disjointed; falling to pieces; out of repair.

2. v. t. To search or ransack; to rummage.

Definition of Ramshackle

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

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Ramshackle

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ramshackle

rampsman
rampsmen
ramraid
ramraided
ramraiding
ramraidings
ramraids
ramrod
ramrodded
ramrodding
ramrods
rams
ramsbeckite
ramscoop
ramscoops
ramshackle (current term)
ramshorn
ramshorns
ramson
ramsons
ramstam
ramsted
ramtil
ramtilla
ramtillas
ramtils
ramucirumab
ramular
ramuli
ramulose

Literary usage of Ramshackle

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. John Ayscough's Letters to His Mother During 1914, 1915, and 1916 by John Ayscough (1919)
"This has been a ramshackle letter, but I feel ramshackle, like a very badly made rag doll recently rescued from drowning in a bucket of tepid slops. ..."

2. John Ayscough's Letters to His Mother During 1914, 1915, and 1916 by John Ayscough (1919)
"This has been a ramshackle letter, but I feel ramshackle, like a very badly made rag doll recently rescued from drowning in a bucket of tepid slops. ..."

3. The Spiritualists and the Detectives by Allan Pinkerton (1896)
"A wild Night in a ramshackle old Boarding- House.—Blood-curdling " Manifestations."—Moaning and weep- icg for Day.—Outwitted again. ..."

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