Tumbledown

Quick meaning: Tumbledown is an adjective meaning In disrepair; poorly maintained.

Meaning

In disrepair; poorly maintained.

Example Sentences

They lived in a tumbledown shack on the edge of the woods.

The cab pulled up in front of a tumbledown cheap ‘villa’ in an unfinished cheap neighbourhood, — the whole place a living monument of the defeat of the speculative builder.

Some distance north of both stations was a rather small and tumbledown shed for Great Central engines, and there was generally one or more goods tank engines outside it, painted black and lined out in red.

Word Forms

• tumble-down

Synonyms for tumbledown

Depending on context, synonyms include ramshackle.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include dilapidated, rattish, tattered, run-down, tatty, scrabbly.

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