shambly

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adjective

Shambling; not coordinated or graceful; clumsy.

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Meanings

adjectiveshambly (comparative more shambly, superlative most shambly)

comparative more shambly · superlative most shambly

  1. Shambling; not coordinated or graceful; clumsy.

    For now it’s a shambly, spooked quartet, not quite folk and not quite rock, and as such it played with the bassist Brad Truax and the drummer Jim White on Thursday night at the Mercury Lounge.

    2007 January 6, Ben Ratliff, “A Little Folk, a Little Rock and a Lot of Minimalism”, in New York Times

    Synonyms: awkward, rickety, ungainly

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveShambling; not coordinated or graceful; clumsy.

Similar
awkwardricketyungainly

Origin

From shamble + -y.

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APA

shambly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shambly

MLA

“shambly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shambly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shambly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shambly.

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