The Open Dictionary

ramshackle

adjective

UK/ˈræmˌʃæk.ᵊl/
US/ˈræmˌʃæk.ᵊl/

Definitions of ramshackle adjective

  1. disapproving

    In a state of disrepair, poorly constructed or maintained, and likely to fall apart.

    • They lived in a ramshackle cabin.

    • The old barn looked ramshackle.

    • The shed was so ramshackle, it looked like it would blow over in the wind.

  2. Lacking organization or structure; poorly put together.

    • The project's progress was hampered by the ramshackle planning.

    • The company was badly managed and utterly ramshackle.

    • The committee's structure was very ramshackle.