ramshacklenessn.

Brit.

/ˈramˌʃaklnəs/, U.S.

/ˈræmˌʃækəlnəs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ramshackle adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < ramshackle adj. + -ness suffix.

The quality or state of being ramshackle.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > [noun] > dilapidated or ruinous condition > rickety condition

ramshackleness1873

ricketiness1903

1873 Appletons' Jrnl. 27 Dec. 822/1 Ramshackleness is not more distinct from affected interruptions of customary routine than it is from slovenly or unwillingly incurred disorder.

1922 ‘R. West’ in Public Opinion 17 Nov. 486/2 These Houses of Parliament are the symbol of a real miracle, a real mixture of ramshackleness and nobility.

1979 Evening Capital (Annapolis, Maryland) 10 Aug. 6/1 Gray, weather-beaten buildings that look like ‘Peter Tumbledown’, to use a south country expression indicating ramshackleness.

2005 Independent on Sunday (Nexis) 20 Mar. (Features section) 2 Even the good hotels have a kind of inevitable ramshackleness.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ramshackleness
释义	ramshacklenessn. Brit. /ˈramˌʃaklnəs/, U.S. /ˈræmˌʃækəlnəs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ramshackle adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < ramshackle adj. + -ness suffix. The quality or state of being ramshackle. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > [noun] > dilapidated or ruinous condition > rickety condition ramshackleness1873 ricketiness1903 1873 Appletons' Jrnl. 27 Dec. 822/1 Ramshackleness is not more distinct from affected interruptions of customary routine than it is from slovenly or unwillingly incurred disorder. 1922 ‘R. West’ in Public Opinion 17 Nov. 486/2 These Houses of Parliament are the symbol of a real miracle, a real mixture of ramshackleness and nobility. 1979 Evening Capital (Annapolis, Maryland) 10 Aug. 6/1 Gray, weather-beaten buildings that look like ‘Peter Tumbledown’, to use a south country expression indicating ramshackleness. 2005 Independent on Sunday (Nexis) 20 Mar. (Features section) 2 Even the good hotels have a kind of inevitable ramshackleness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1873
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