shambolic
adjective /ʃæmˈbɒl.ɪk/
/-ˈbɑː.lɪk/ UK informalDefinition
› confused and badly organized: Things are often a bit shambolic at the beginning of the school year. Anna is far too shambolic to be able to run a business.Confusion, confusing and feeling confused shambolically /ʃæmˈbɒl.ɪ.kəl.i/
/-ˈbɑː.lɪ-/ adverb
/-ˈbɑː.lɪ-/ adverb (Definition of shambolic adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a chicken and egg situation idiom
- all of a doodah idiom
- all over the place idiom
- at sea idiom
- at sixes and sevens idiom
- disarray noun
- disorganized adjective
- disoriented adjective
- distraction noun
- dither noun
- mush noun (SOFT SUBSTANCE)
- mysterious adjective
- mystification noun
- mystique noun
- not know what hit you idiom
- tangle noun
- topsy-turvy adjective, adverb
- turmoil noun
- unaccountable adjective (SURPRISING)
- unexplained adjective
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