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In some senses, ramshackle is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.
ADJ.
cardinal, musty, near, old, rusty
VERB + RAMSHACKLE
lived, squatting, stayed
RAMSHACKLE + NOUN
buildings, cabin, factory, hut
PREP.
in, on
ADV.
such, then
adj
In disrepair or disorder; poorly maintained; lacking upkeep, usually of buildings or vehicles.
They stayed in a ramshackle cabin on the beach.
Steady old Curés come jolting past, now and then, in such ramshackle, rusty, musty, clattering coaches as no Englishman would believe in;[…]
Badly or carelessly organized.
So ramshackle was the locals' attempt at defence that, with energetic wingers pouring into the space behind panicked full-backs and centre-halves dizzied by England's movement, it was cruel to behold at times.
The alliance that pushed the Inflation Reduction Act into law in August was always a somewhat fragile and ramshackle one: Green New Dealers and the coal-state senator Joe Manchin, carbon-capture geeks and environmental justice warriors, all herded together in the sort of big-tent play you get with a 50-50 Senate and one party functionally indifferent on climate.
verb
To ransack.
adjective — in deplorable condition
They stayed in a ramshackle cabin on the beach.
WiktionarySteady old Curés come jolting past, now and then, in such ramshackle, rusty, musty, clattering coaches as no Englishman would believe in;[…]
WiktionaryThere came […] my lord the cardinal, in his ramshackle coach.
WiktionaryThe suspect was hiding in one of those ramshackle buildings near the pier.
Tatoeba · #9935559How long have you lived in this ramshackle hut?
Tatoeba · #9948826They're squatting in a ramshackle old factory at the moment.
Tatoeba · #9980911i Register
In some senses, ramshackle is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.