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shambolic

[ sham-bol-ik ]
/ ʃæmˈbɒl ɪk /
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adjective Chiefly British Informal.

very disorganized; messy or confused: I’ve had a shambolic year, the worst ever.

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Origin of shambolic

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

Words nearby shambolic

Shamash, shamateur, shamba, shamble, shambles, shambolic, shame, shamefaced, shamefast, shameful, shameless
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British Dictionary definitions for shambolic

shambolic
/ (ʃæmˈbɒlɪk) /

adjective

informal completely disorganized; chaotic

Word Origin for shambolic

C20: irregularly formed from shambles
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