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Meanings of shambolic in English

Disorderliness.

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Examples for "disorderliness"
1
There are some enterprises in which a careful disorderliness is the true method.
Moby-Dick; or, The Whale
2
Her orderliness made him impatient, and his disorderliness drove her wild.
Dear Enemy
3
Will you pardon this strange scribbled letter, and the disorderliness on't?
The Love Letters of Dorothy Osborne to Sir William Temple, 1652-...
4
Among the boys it took the form of increased disorderliness.
The Little Nugget
5
Their regiments were the Fourteenth and the Twenty-ninth, notorious for their dissoluteness and disorderliness.
The History of the United States from 1492 to 1910, Volume 1 / F...
Usage of shambolic in English
1
There was something appropriately shambolic in the lead lasting merely 67 seconds.
The Guardian
2
Heckingbottom's side were shambolic defensively and allowed Celtic to play at will.
BBC
3
He believes this effectively set the shambolic scene for his subsequent life.
Radio NZ
4
The Tories are keen to portray Labour as shambolic and wasteful spendthrifts.
The Guardian
5
The Shape of Things showed a shambolic geek getting a ruinous makeover.
The Guardian
6
This photo is shambolic -like, one might say, the new Italian government.
The Guardian
7
The resulting shambolic communication of the measures would indicate they had a point.
Independent.ie
8
Britain deserves better than this shambolic approach to our nation's defence.
BBC
9
Instead, he has departed in circumstances which might best be described as shambolic.
The Irish Times
10
The smaller opposition Liberal Democrats called Kinnock's admission unbelievable and shambolic.
Reuters
11
The world cannot afford the type of shambolic display on show in Poznan.
The Guardian
12
The rest of the interview, it would be fair to say, is shambolic.
The Guardian
13
Sadly, that only made the refereeing in the match extra shambolic.
The Guardian
14
Not that it ever was, despite a shambolic fielding display from the Australians.
Radio NZ
15
A shambolic show of hands, a refusal to grant a recount?
The Irish Times
16
Europe's shambolic approach to the continent's debt crisis has been going on for years.
Reuters
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Shambolic across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Less common