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Definition of Ramshackle
1. Adjective. In deplorable condition. "A tumble-down shack"
Similar to: Damaged
Derivative terms: Tatterdemalion
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
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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