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单词 shambolic
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shambolic

[ sham-bol-ik ]
/ ʃæmˈbɒl ɪk /

adjective Chiefly British Informal.

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

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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Example sentences from the Web for shambolic

  • It may be shambolic, shameless emotional grandstanding, but it is oddly moving, despite the ruthless history edit.

    Sorry Putin, the Sochi Opening Ceremony Was Totally Gay|Tim Teeman|February 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
  • This is just more symbolic (and shambolic) politics of rage.

    Republicans Move to the Center? Nope, They’re Crazier Than Ever|Michael Tomasky|August 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
  • This shambolic mess of a man in Florida may be able to tell Selig whether his testing regimen is working at all.

    Major League Baseball Is Right to Punish the Biogenesis Cheats|Michael Brendan Dougherty|June 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST
  • In the pantheon of self-destructive, shambolic, rock-star dandies, Johnny Thunders is the ne plus ultra.

    Dead Cool: Johnny Thunders|Simon Doonan|February 5, 2010|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for shambolic

shambolic
/ (ʃæmˈbɒlɪk) /

adjective

informal completely disorganized; chaotic

Word Origin for shambolic

C20: irregularly formed from shambles
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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