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单词 shambolic
释义

shambolic

adjective

sham·​bol·​ic sham-ˈbä-lik How to pronounce shambolic (audio)
chiefly British
: obviously disorganized or confused

Example Sentences

a shambolic system of public transportation
Recent Examples on the Web Europe’s summer flight chaos just keeps getting more shambolic. David Meyer, Fortune, 26 July 2022 In addition to the podcast, the Ion Pack have come to be known for shambolic, line-around-the-block parties in New York, Los Angeles and at Art Basel in Miami at impromptu venues. New York Times, 2 June 2022 But Hoekstra, as organized and meticulous as Macdonald was proudly shambolic, usually just shook off her initial skepticism and did her job, which was to make Macdonald’s ideas happened. Geoff Edgers, Washington Post, 29 May 2022 The eight-part HBO series stars Alicia Vikander as Mira, a Hollywood performer bored with blockbusters who agrees to play the iconic titular villainess in a shambolic TV production in Paris. Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 3 June 2022 Other policymakers, including from France and Italy, are voicing skepticism that the shambolic Russian invasion force will pose a threat to NATO territory anytime soon. Missy Ryan, Washington Post, 17 May 2022 Russia’s shambolic invasion of Ukraine is reinforcing what the Coast Guard has long known—strong performance turns on personnel. Craig Hooper, Forbes, 19 May 2022 Carrero never over-eggs Honey's shambolic shimmy, her overeager drunk sorority girl who really, really needs to be taken home an all-too-familiar figure. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 6 May 2022 These famed disciples manage to maintain a spontaneous atmosphere with sometimes shambolic hootenanny vocals while exhibiting their typically stunning instrumental prowess. Barry Mazor, WSJ, 3 May 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

probably from shambles

First Known Use

1970, in the meaning defined above

shambolic

adjective

chiefly British
as in chaotic

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • chaotic
  • disorderly
  • disordered
  • haphazard
  • disorganized
  • unordered
  • unsystematic
  • planless
  • nonsystematic
  • immethodical
  • hit-or-miss
  • irregular
  • patternless
  • systemless

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • systematic
  • orderly
  • methodical
  • regular
  • neat
  • organized
  • structured
  • methodic
  • standardized
  • systematized
  • accurate
  • correct
  • precise
  • ordered
  • exact
  • regularized
  • clocklike
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