shacky

American  

[shak-ee] / ˈʃæk i /

adjective

shackier, shackiest

1. run-down; dilapidated.

   a shacky old place.

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Etymology

Origin of shacky

shack ¹ + -y ¹

Example Sentences

The newlyweds moved into what Mary called a “run-down, shacky house,” and when Paul Ellis died C.P.’s mother and sister moved in with them.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

But when Joanna wanted a thing she did not mind paying for it, and she had wanted Great Ansdore very much, though no one knew better than she that it was shacky and mouldy.

From Joanna Godden by Kaye-Smith, Sheila

"It does look shacky but it's home, and I love it, you bet," she said.

From The Second Chance by McClung, Nellie L.