"ramshackle" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈɹæmˌʃæk.əl/ Audio: en-us-ramshackle.ogg [US], en-au-ramshackle.ogg [Australia] Forms: more ramshackle [comparative], most ramshackle [superlative]
enPR: rămʹshăk'əl Etymology: First attested 1830, back-formation from ramshackled, from ransackled, past participle of ransackle (“to ransack”), frequentative of Middle English ransaken (“to pillage”). Etymology templates: {{back-form|en|ramshackled|nocap=7}} back-formation from ramshackled, {{m|en|ransackled}} ransackled, {{m|en|ransackle||to ransack}} ransackle (“to ransack”), {{der|en|enm|ransaken||to pillage}} Middle English ransaken (“to pillage”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} ramshackle (comparative more ramshackle, superlative most ramshackle)
  1. In disrepair or disorder; poorly maintained; lacking upkeep, usually of buildings or vehicles. Synonyms: ramshackle Translations (in disrepair or disorder): разнебитен (raznebiten) (Bulgarian), паянтов (pajantov) (Bulgarian), ruïnós (Catalan), 破舊的 (Chinese Mandarin), 破旧的 (pòjiù de) (Chinese Mandarin), 破敗的 (Chinese Mandarin), 破败的 (pòbài de) (Chinese Mandarin), 毀壞的 (Chinese Mandarin), 毁坏的 (huǐhuài de) (Chinese Mandarin), bouwvallig (note: of buildings) (Dutch), gammel (Dutch), ränsistynyt (note: of building) (Finnish), rähjäinen (Finnish), rämä (note: of vehicle) (Finnish), délabré (French), baufällig (english: buildings) (German), klapprig (German), marode (German), rozoga (Hungarian), rozzant (Hungarian), diroccante (Italian), traballante (Italian), pericolante (Italian), cadente (Italian), sgangherato [masculine] (Italian), malandato [masculine] (Italian), いやしい (iyashii) (Japanese), karukaru (Maori), falleferdig (Norwegian Bokmål), falleferdig (Norwegian Nynorsk), لکنتی (lakanti) (Persian), rozpadający się [masculine] (Polish), rozklekotany [masculine] (Polish), malcuidado (Portuguese), разваливающийся (razvalivajuščijsja) (Russian), ве́тхий (vétxij) (Russian), напівзруйнований (napivzrujnovanyj) [masculine] (Ukrainian), напіврозвалений (napivrozvalenyj) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-ramshackle-en-adj-SkU7y17w Categories (other): English back-formations, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English back-formations: 53 23 25 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 12 11 Disambiguation of 'in disrepair or disorder': 99 1
  2. Badly or carelessly organized.
    Sense id: en-ramshackle-en-adj-x8aZkfza
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hypernyms: abandoned, cheerless, dangerous, deteriorated, broken, jagged, tattered Hyponyms: rickety

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈɹæmˌʃæk.əl/ Audio: en-us-ramshackle.ogg [US], en-au-ramshackle.ogg [Australia] Forms: ramshackles [present, singular, third-person], ramshackling [participle, present], ramshackled [participle, past], ramshackled [past]
enPR: rămʹshăk'əl Etymology: First attested 1830, back-formation from ramshackled, from ransackled, past participle of ransackle (“to ransack”), frequentative of Middle English ransaken (“to pillage”). Etymology templates: {{back-form|en|ramshackled|nocap=7}} back-formation from ramshackled, {{m|en|ransackled}} ransackled, {{m|en|ransackle||to ransack}} ransackle (“to ransack”), {{der|en|enm|ransaken||to pillage}} Middle English ransaken (“to pillage”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} ramshackle (third-person singular simple present ramshackles, present participle ramshackling, simple past and past participle ramshackled)
  1. (obsolete, transitive) To ransack. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-ramshackle-en-verb-yIQGJ0rc

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "in disrepair or disorder",
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      "sense": "in disrepair or disorder",
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "in disrepair or disorder",
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      "sense": "in disrepair or disorder",
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "in disrepair or disorder",
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "in disrepair or disorder",
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      "code": "mi",
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      "sense": "in disrepair or disorder",
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      "roman": "napivrozvalenyj",
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