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shambolic

 
Dictionary: sham·bol·ic   (shăm-bŏl'ĭk) pronunciation

adj. Chiefly British Slang
Disorderly or chaotic: "[The country's] transportation system is in a shambolic state" (London Sunday Times).

[Probably from alteration of SHAMBLES.]

shambolically sham·bol'i·cal·ly adv.

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[colloq.] chaotic, disorderly, undisciplined  (from shamble, after symbolic?)
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Shambolic

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - kaotisk

Nederlands (Dutch)
wanordelijk

Français (French)
adj. - (GB) désorganisé (hum), débraillé

Deutsch (German)
adj. - (ugs.) chaotisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - (καθομ.) χαώδης

Italiano (Italian)
caotico, a soqquadro

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - obviamente desorganizado ou confuso (Brit.)

Русский (Russian)
беспорядочный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - caótico, desorganizado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - kaotisk

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
大混乱的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 大混亂的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 난잡한, 혼잡한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 乱雑な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مشوش‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮לא מאורגן, באי-סדר‬


 
 
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