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单词 ramshackleness
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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.
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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).
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