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   ramshackle

   /ˈramˌʃakl/

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   • 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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   What does ramshackle mean?

   • destartalado, maltrecho, desvencijado… caindo aos pedaços, decrépito, periclitante… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! RAMSHACKLE definition: 1. badly or untidily made and likely to break or fall down easily: 2. badly organized: 3. badly….

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   What is a ramshackle place?

   • 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. Ramshackle comes from ransackle, an old 19th century term for "ransack."

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   What does ramshackle house mean?

   • loosely made or held together; rickety; shaky: a ramshackle house. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. 1. Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

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   What does ramshackle improvisation mean?

   • ‘Fred Karno's army’ was a by-word for ramshackle improvisation, after Fred Karno, the comedian. Sampson captures their ramshackle operations in unsparing detail. 2. Esp. of a building or vehicle: loose and shaky, as if ready to fall to pieces; rickety, tumbledown; in a state of severe disrepair.

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   Ramshackle means badly or untidily made and likely to break or fall down easily, or badly organized. See synonyms, pronunciation, and translations of ramshackle in different languages.

   • 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...

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     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....

   • Indonesian Translation

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

   • Ramshackle: Thai Translation

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

   • 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...

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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.

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   Ramshackle means loosely made or held together; rickety; shaky. It can describe buildings, vehicles, or other structures that are badly constructed or maintained. See the origin, synonyms, and usage examples of ramshackle.

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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.

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   (of an organization or a system) badly organized or designed and not likely to last very long synonym rickety. The opposition criticized the government’s ramshackle economic policies. Word Origin. See ramshackle in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: ramshackle.

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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.

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   Ramshackle means unsteady, irregular, disorderly, or loose and shaky, especially of a building or vehicle. It can be used as an adjective or a noun, and has regional variations in Scotland and Lincolnshire.