different between shambolic vs shambolically

English

Etymology

shambles +? -o- +? -ic, in which the interconsonantal -o- avoids the /mbl/ consonant cluster. Possibly influenced by symbolic.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?am?b?l?k/
• (General American) enPR: sh?m(')b?l??k, IPA^(key): /(?)?æm?b?l?k/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /?æm?b?l?k/
• Rhymes: -?l?k
• Hyphenation: sham?bol?ic

Adjective

shambolic (comparative more shambolic, superlative most shambolic)

1. Chaotic, disorganised or mismanaged. [from 1952]

Derived terms

• shambolically
• shambolism

Related terms

• omnishambles
• sham
• shambles

Translations

Further reading

• “shambolic”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).
• “shambolic”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.

Anagrams

• choliambs

English

Etymology

shambolic +? -ally.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?am?b?l?kli/
• (General American) enPR: sh?m(')b?l??k-l?, IPA^(key): /(?)?æm?b?l?kli/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /?æm?b?l?kli/
• Rhymes: -?l?kli
• Hyphenation: sham?bol?i?cal?ly

Adverb

shambolically (comparative more shambolically, superlative most shambolically)

1. In a shambolic manner.