Associations to the word «Ramshackle»

Wiktionary

RAMSHACKLE, adjective. In disrepair or disorder; poorly maintained; lacking upkeep, usually of buildings or vehicles.

Dictionary definition

RAMSHACKLE, adjective. In deplorable condition; "a street of bedraggled tenements"; "a broken-down fence"; "a ramshackle old pier"; "a tumble-down shack".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats