shambly

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word shambly. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word shambly, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say shambly in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word shambly you have here. The definition of the word shambly will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofshambly, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

English

Etymology

From shamble +‎ -y.

Adjective

shambly (comparative more shambly, superlative most shambly)

  1. Shambling; not coordinated or graceful; clumsy.
    • 2007 January 6, Ben Ratliff, “A Little Folk, a Little Rock and a Lot of Minimalism”, in New York Times:
      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.

Anagrams