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shambolic

Pronunciation: /ʃamˈbɒlɪk/

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Definition of shambolic

adjective

informal, chiefly British
  • chaotic, disorganized, or mismanaged:the department’s shambolic accounting

Derivatives

shambolically

adverb

Origin:

1970s: from shambles, probably on the pattern of symbolic

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