The buildings on this farm are old and ramshackle.
SYNONYM(S): rickety, dilapidated.He had also become an expert on the ramshackle politics of the Turkish empire (Punch).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
ram·shack·le — … Useful english dictionary
shack — ram·shack·le·ness; ram·shack·ly; shack·bolt; shack·el; shack·ler; shack·ly; shack; shack·le; … English syllables
ram — ai·ram·po; ava·ram; bai·ram; band·ke·ram·ik; ce·ram·al; ce·ram·i·a·ce·ae; ce·ram·i·a·les; ce·ram·i·cite; ce·ram·ist; ce·ram·i·um; chak·ram; co·ram; di·o·ram·ic; di·sul·fi·ram; fo·ram·i·nal; fo·ram·i·nate; fo·ram·i·nif·era; fo·ram·i·nif·er·al;… … English syllables
ramshackly — ram·shack·ly … English syllables
ramshackle — ram|shack|le [ˈræmʃækəl] adj [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: ransack] a ramshackle building or vehicle is in bad condition and in need of repair = ↑tumbledown ▪ a ramshackle old cottage … Dictionary of contemporary English
ramshackle — ram|shack|le [ ræm,ʃækl ] adjective 1. ) in bad condition and likely to fall down 2. ) not organized or effective: a ramshackle federation of states … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ramshackleness — ram·shack·le·ness … English syllables
ramshackle — ram•shack•le [[t]ˈræmˌʃæk əl[/t]] adj. loosely made or held together; rickety; shaky: a ramshackle house[/ex] • Etymology: 1815–25 … From formal English to slang
ly — ly·so·genesis; ly·so·genetic; Ly·sol; ly·so·lecithin; ly·so·zyme; ly·syl; ly·thra·ce·ae; ly·thra·les; ly·thrum; mach·i·a·vel·li·an·ly; ma·chine·ly; mac·ro·ceph·a·ly; mad·ly; mag·i·cal·ly; mag·is·te·ri·al·ly; mag·is·tral·ly; mag·net·i·cal·ly;… … English syllables
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
