Shambly
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 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."
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From shamble + -y.
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