ransackled

Verb

ransackle (third-person singular simple present ransackles, present participle ransackling, simple past and past participle ransackled)

1. (Scotland, archaic except Northern England) Synonym of ransack.
   • And yet zay nothing for me, but devise All the strićt means, to ransackle me o' my money.1633, Ben Jonson, The tale of a Tub.

   Synonyms:

   ransack

Adjective

ramshackle (comparative more ramshackle, superlative most ramshackle)

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.2012 September 7, Dominic Fifield, “England start World Cup campaign with five-goal romp against Moldova”, in The Guardian

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