verb
definition
To ransack.
adjective
definition
In disrepair or disorder; poorly maintained; lacking upkeep, usually of buildings or vehicles.
example
He entered the ramshackle bus, and was driven a long distance through very sandy streets to the hotel on the St. Lawrence.
Examples of ramshackle in a Sentence
It has a slightly ramshackle atmosphere, which adds to the charm.
At the end of the track we came to a small ramshackle building, the research center.
So when Bruce builds a ramshackle hut near her, she is not best pleased.
In a ramshackle old house the wind becomes a constant, unsettling moan beyond the walls.
Echo The World (We Live In) has a ramshackle charm, off-kilter melodies and delightfully crisp vocals abound.
During the trial, the somewhat ramshackle nature of the Halifax's security procedures came to light.
If Hitler had known what was going on, Mr. Irving writes, he would have shaped up a " totally ramshackle operation.
The new tribune above the pits replaced the 1955 ramshackle and rundown buildings in 1991.
Behind the war memorial is a ramshackle old fort with superb views over the surrounding valleys.
But the difficulty is not to be met by running to the opposite extreme in the assertion of a loose and ramshackle one.
Near the door of the most ramshackle of the buildings were what appeared to be bloody hand prints.
In a ramshackle hut on the fringes of the City toiled a boy of no more than ten cycles.
The newlywed Munroes purchase a rundown, ramshackle cottage and plan to fix it up themselves, primarily to escape her meddling father.
During the trial, the somewhat ramshackle nature of the Halifax 's security procedures came to light.
Phil Q Member Well, the plot 's a bit ramshackle, it 's far too episodic and the tone is wildly uneven.
There is a rather ramshackle affair about twenty yards away at platform 3b that no one seems to own.
The furniture was very ramshackle, and the bed, a large old-fashioned wooden one, with a festooned tent or awning overhanging it.
Winston Spencer Castle Road, NW1 Camden planning is so ramshackle these days. They probably think they can get away with anything.
Phil Q Member Well, the plot's a bit ramshackle, it's far too episodic and the tone is wildly uneven.
If Hitler had known what was going on, Mr. Irving writes, he would have shaped up a totally ramshackle operation.