shambolic

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sham·bol·ic

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(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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adjective
adjective, Brit

Extremely disorganized. (1958 —) .
Times The average listener is in the position of anybody who encounters an organization at work for the first time. It may appear shambolic but how much is that because he hasn't yet made sense of it (1975).

[From shamb(les scene of complete disorder + -olic.]

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See words rhyming with "shambolic."

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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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