shambolic

sham·bol·ic

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sham-bol-ik]
- /ʃæmˈbɒl ɪk/
- /ʃæmˈbɒl.ɪk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sham-bol-ik]
- /ʃæmˈbɒl ɪk/

Definitions of shambolic word

adjective shambolic very disorganized; messy or confused: I’ve had a shambolic year, the worst ever. 1
adjective shambolic chaotic or incompetent 1
adjective shambolic If you describe a situation, person, or place as shambolic, you mean that they are very disorganized. 0
adjective shambolic completely disorganized; chaotic 0
adjective shambolic confused, disorderly, chaotic, etc. 0

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Origin of shambolic

First appearance:

before 1960

One of the 3% newest English words

1960-65; alteration of shambles (in the sense “a disordered place”) probably on the model of symbolic

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Parts of speech for Shambolic

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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shambolic popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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Synonyms for shambolic

adjective shambolic

messy — characterized by a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition: a messy room.

Just one Synonym for shambolic