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Definition of Shambolic
1. Adjective. (British slang) disorderly or chaotic. "It's a shambolic system"
Definition of Shambolic
1. Adjective. (British slang) chaotic, disorganised ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Shambolic
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Shambolic
Literary usage of Shambolic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Enclosed Garden: History and Development of the Hortus Conclusus and Its by Rob Aben, Saskia de Wit (1999)
"Nestling between the shards of the design are two enclosed gardens, a suggestion
of order in a shambolic context.The internal order of the gardens and the ..."
2. Tomorrow's Politics: The Third Way and Beyond by Ian Christie, Ian Hargreaves (1998)
"Like everything else to do with Britain's shambolic public transport system, the
Government's planned 'integrated transport strategy' is likely to be held ..."
3. An Inclusive Future?: Disability, Social Change and Opportunities for by Ian Christie, Gavin Mensah-Coker (1999)
"... of UK public transport is in a shambolic state, unattractive, expensive,
obstructive and inaccessible for disabled people: Audit Commission research on ..."
4. Modernising Public Appointments by John Viney, Judith Osborne (1995)
"So the probability that the people they meet or hear of casually (and the system
would appear be that shambolic) are also based in the South-East is ..."
5. The Inform Designer's Manual by Graham Nelson (2001)
"This sounds potentially shambolic, but in an interview (XYZZYnews 13) in the
immediate aftermath of testing 'So Far', Michael Kinyon found it enormously ..."
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