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ramshackly

adj

Etymology

From ramshackle + -y.

  1. derived from ransaken
  2. formed as ramshackly — “ramshackle + -y”

Definitions

  1. Characteristic of something ramshackle

    Characteristic of something ramshackle; in disrepair; appearing ready to collapse; rickety.

    • It is a good thing that Sir John has managed to let the ramshackly old place to any one,” he said.
    • Who'd buy this ole ramshackly house I'd like to know?
    • “How could you tell me that it was a ramshackly old Mexican house we were coming to? It is as beautiful as the most beautiful palace in a dream!”

  2. Carelessly or loosely constructed.

    • Mr. Forster twice calls his work "ramshackly." Here and there it is a bit ramshackly, as in the pages on Defoe and in the brief speculations on the future of the novel. But speaking generally, it has order and it has comprehensiveness.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA