- 1
In disrepair or disorder; poorly maintained; lacking upkeep, usually of buildings or vehicles.
- They stayed in a ramshackle cabin on the beach.
- 2
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.
syn. shabby · tacky · scroungy · mean · beat · beat up · beaten up · bedraggled · broken-down · crumbling · derelict · dilapidated
ant. intact · in good repair · like new · rustless · spick-and-span · thrifty · unbroken · undamaged