Shambly

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 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

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"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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