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shambolical

shambolical is the alternative form of shambolic.

Meaning of shambolic

Adjective

shambolic (comparative more shambolic, superlative most shambolic)

  1. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK) Chaotic, disorganised or mismanaged.
    • [O]ne must admit there were those among us who were somewhat on the shambolic side.1952 April, The Tank, volume 34, number 396, London, page 231

Forms of shambolical

comparativemore shambolical
superlativemost shambolical

Questions about shambolical

What is shambolical the alternative form of?
Shambolical is the alternative form of shambolic.

Words near shambolical in the dictionary

  1. shambok
  2. shambokked
  3. shambokking
  4. shamboks
  5. shambolic
  6. shambolical
  7. shambolically
  8. shambolism
  9. shamboo
  10. shamboos
  11. Shambos

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