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UK
/ʃæmbˈɒlɪk/
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ADJECTIVE
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(British slang) disorderly or chaotic
it's a shambolic system
How To Use shambolic In A Sentence
- We looked limp and pallid and shambolic by comparison.
- Had Diego Milito's goal in the first leg been correctly ruled out for being sixty-miles offside, or had Barça's totally valid goal not been shambolically dismissed, then Barcelona would have contested the final in Madrid. How do you like your sour grapes, Señor Xavi Hernández? | Richard Williams
- The book's showbiz scenarios mock theatrical and film prototypes and stereotypes - the revolving cast and their scrimshank plaster-of-Paris mise-en-scene go round and round on the book's gigantic turntable, a shambolic revue, a whirlwind farce ... Comments for RealityStudio
- A senior Army officer said that the ammunition crisis was "shambolic" and came at the worst possible time for the Army. Boing Boing: July 17, 2005 - July 23, 2005 Archives
- The correct word would probably be 'shambolic' although you would have trouble rhyming it with another word. Archive 2006-06-01
- As The Economist recently observed, For something so central to the modern world, the Internet is shambolically governed. Joe Waz: Internet Governance at a Crossroads
- The Beach Boys are a good reference point: At their most endearing, the Band have the shambolic charm of early 70s Beach Boys records.
- In this afternoon’s Queen Speech debate (quite how our esteemed representatives can spend two days debating seven minutes worth of platitudes is beyond me), the Health Secretary, Andy Burnham, described the Tories’ shambolic health policies as an ‘omnishambles’ - very ‘hip’ phraseology stolen from an Armando Ianucci penned Malcolm Tucker rant. Smoking Guns and the Morality of Parliamentary Privilege
- The "flics" look as menacing as ever, complete with body armour, truncheons and pistols, even though they are mostly dealing with shambolically intoxicated youths rather than would-be revolutionaries. France's young binge drinkers upset cafe society with their 'British boozing'
- This country's benefit system is shambolic. The Sun