shambolic
pronunciation
How to pronounce shambolic in British English:
UK [ʃæmˈbɒlɪk]
How to pronounce shambolic in American English:
US [ʃæmˈbɑlɪk]
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- Adjective:
- (British slang) disorderly or chaotic
Word Origin
- shambolic (adj.)
- 1961, apparently from shamble in the sense "disorder" (see shambles), perhaps on model of symbolic.
Example
- 1. Us tax policy is shambolic and spending discipline non-existent .
- 2. The aid response of pakistan 's government has been described as shambolic .
- 3. Do the us and the west have a role in this drama , other than as a shambolic chorus ?
- 4. The news came as events inside the courtroom yesterday teetered on the shambolic .
- 5. Shambolic scenes at the copenhagen climate conference masked the fact that the deal was not that bad .