shambolic
adjective
sham·bol·ic
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Definition of shambolic
chiefly British
: obviously disorganized or confused
Examples of shambolic in a Sentence
a shambolic system of public transportation
Recent Examples on the Web
Xi Jinping, of China; and the shambolic and duplicitous new pro-Brexit British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson. — Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, "Trump’s Wacky, Angry, and Extreme August," 3 Sep. 2019 Jimi Hendrix With a new and under-rehearsed band, Hendrix's closing set was admittedly shambolic. — Gary Graff, Billboard, "Woodstock at 50: The 12 Best Performances From the 1969 Festival," 14 Aug. 2019 And the leading contender would appear to be the artfully shambolic former London mayor Boris Johnson. — Jonathan Coe, Time, "How Brexit Broke Britain and Revealed a Country at War With Itself," 6 June 2019 More seriously, perhaps, was the fact that hundreds of Algerians with tickets were denied entry, despite there being banks of empty seats in the stadium. Organizationally, the tournament was often shambolic. — Jonathan Wilson, SI.com, "Algeria's Deserved Title Caps Africa Cup of Nations Clouded By CAF's Woes," 19 July 2019 Boston is 32-16 against teams with records at or below .500 but awoke Friday saddled with the 23d best record in MLB against teams at or above .500, just ahead of the shambolic New York Mets. — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, "Red Sox needed Dodgers rematch as a reminder of what they can do," 13 July 2019 Arsene Wenger has weighed in on Mesut Özil's World Cup failure, after the Arsenal and Germany star attracted fierce criticism in his home country for his poor performances in Die Mannschaft's shambolic campaign. — SI.com, "Arsene Wenger Reveals Why Arsenal Star Mesut Özil Flopped So Shambolically for Germany at World Cup," 10 July 2018 Disappointing against Iceland, Argentina put in a shambolic display against Croatia here in a 3-0 loss that left it on the verge of early elimination. — Tariq Panja, New York Times, "Croatia Buries Argentina’s World Cup Hopes in a Deep Hole," 22 June 2018 The administration remains shambolic and sieve-like. — The Economist, "Memo to White House staff: keep talking," 22 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'shambolic.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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shambolic
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of shambolic
chiefly British
: very messy or disorganized
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