Definition of RAMSHACKLE

ramshackle

Adjective Satellite

  • in deplorable condition
    • "a ramshackle old pier"

Adj

  • In disrepair or disorder; poorly maintained; lacking upkeep, usually of buildings or vehicles.
  • Badly or carelessly organized.

Verb

  • To ransack.

Examples

  • They stayed in a ramshackle cabin on the beach.

Origin / Etymology

First attested in 1830, a back-formation from ramshackled, from ransackled, past participle of ransackle (“to ransack”), frequentative of Middle English ransaken (“to pillage”).

Synonyms

bedraggled, broken-down, derelict, dilapidated, tatterdemalion, tumble-down, beat, beat up, beaten up, crumbling, draggled, neglected, ramshackle, ruinous, run-down, seedy, timeworn, tumbledown

Antonyms

in good repair, intact, like new, rustless, spick-and-span, thrifty, unbroken, undamaged, unimpaired, untainted, well-kept, well-preserved

Scrabble Score: 21

ramshackle: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
ramshackle: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ramshackle: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 23

ramshackle: valid Words With Friends Word