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ramshackle - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'ramshackle' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Ramshackle [ a.]
- Loose; disjointed; falling to pieces; out of repair.
2 . Ramshackle [ v. t.]
- To search or ransack; to rummage.

Meaning of 'ramshackle' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . ramshackle [ s]
Meaning (1):
- in deplorable condition
Example in sentence:
  • a broken-down fence;
  • a ramshackle old pier;
  • a street of bedraggled tenements;
  • a tumble-down shack

Nearby Words:

ram ramadan ramage ramagious ramal ramayana ramberge ramble rambled rambler

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