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shambolic

[ sham-bol-ik ]

adjective

Chiefly British Informal.
  1. very disorganized; messy or confused:

    I’ve had a shambolic year, the worst ever.



shambolic

/ ʃ泾ˈ²úÉ’±ôɪ°ì /

adjective

  1. informal.
    completely disorganized; chaotic
“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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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of shambolic1

First recorded in 1960–65; alteration of shambles (in the sense “a disordered placeâ€); probably on the model of symbolic ( def )
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of shambolic1

C20: irregularly formed from shambles
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England have sacked head coach Jon Lewis following a shambolic Ashes series in which they suffered a 16-0 clean sweep against Australia.

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Let's be frank, it was a shambolic performance from Pep Guardiola's side, with a real lack of intensity.

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England's Women's Ashes misery continued against Australia as they were bowled out for 90 in a shambolic 72-run defeat in the third T20 in Adelaide.

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England's misery against Australia continued as they were bowled out for 90 in a shambolic 72-run defeat in the third Women's Ashes T20 in Adelaide.

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Their batting was wasteful and their catching, or lack of it, shambolic.

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