ramshackle
ram·shack·le
adj \ˈram-ˌsha-kəl\Definition of RAMSHACKLE
1
: appearing ready to collapse : rickety
2
: carelessly or loosely constructed <a ramshackle plot>
See Examples of RAMSHACKLE
- The movie's ramshackle plot is confusing and not believable.
Origin of RAMSHACKLE
alteration of earlier ransackled, from past participle of obsolete ransackle, frequentative of ransack
First Known Use: 1830
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