Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shambolically

/(ˌ)ʃæmˈbɑlɪkli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sham-bol-i-cal-ly
IPA: /(ˌ)ʃæmˈbɑlɪkli/

25

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a shambolic manner.

Etymology

Etymology tree English shambolic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English shambolically From shambolic + -ally.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /(ˌ)ʃæmˈbɑlɪkli/
British English: /ʃamˈbɒlɪkli/

Inflected Forms

more shambolically (comparative) most shambolically (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce shambolically?: The recorded pronunciation is /(ˌ)ʃæmˈbɑlɪkli/.
What does shambolically mean?: In a shambolic manner.
Where does shambolically come from?: Etymology tree English shambolic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English shambolically From shambolic + -ally.

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