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| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | slovenly |
| Synonyms: | dirty, slatternly, unkempt, untidy |
| Main Entry: | disheveled |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | wrinkled, unkempt in appearance |
| Synonyms: | bagged out, beat up, bedraggled, blowzy, dirty, disarranged, disarrayed, disordered, frowzy, grubby, messed up, messy, mussed up, mussy, ruffled, rumpled, scuzzy, slipshod, sloppy, slovenly, tousled, unbuttoned, uncombed, unfastidious, untidy, unzipped |
| Antonyms: | neat, ordered, orderly, tidy, unwrinkled |
| Main Entry: | dowdy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | poorly dressed; old-fashioned |
| Synonyms: | antiquated, archaic, baggy, bedraggled, blowsy, bygone, dated, dingy, drab, dull, frowzy, frumpy, homely, moldy, old hat, out-of-date, outdated, outmoded, passé, plain, run-down, scrubby, shabby, slatternly, sloppy, slovenly, stodgy, tacky, tasteless, unfashionable, unkempt, unseemly, unstylish, untidy, vintage, wrinkled |
| Antonyms: | chic, classy, fashionable, modern |
| Main Entry: | grubby |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dirty, disheveled |
| Synonyms: | besmeared, black, filthy, foul, frowzy, grimy, grungy, impure, messy, mucky, nasty, scruffy, scuzzy, seedy, shabby, sloppy, slovenly, smutty, soiled, sordid, squalid, unclean, uncleanly, unkempt, untidy, unwashed |
| Antonyms: | clean, cleanly, dressed-up, neat |
| Main Entry: | malodorous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | foul-smelling |
| Synonyms: | bad, decayed, decomposed, fetid, foul, frowzy, funky*, fusty, gamy, high*, infested, lousy, mephitic, musty, nasty, nauseating, noisome, noxious, off*, offensive, pestilential, poisonous, polluted, putrid, rancid, rank, reeking, rotten, smelly, stale, stenchful, stinking, strong, tainted, vile |
| Antonyms: | aromatic, fragrant, perfumed, savory, sweet |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | musty |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | stuffy, aged |
| Synonyms: | airless, ancient, antediluvian, antique, crumbling, dank, decayed, decrepit, dirty, dried-out, dry, fetid, filthy, frowzy, malodorous, mildewed, mildewy, moldy, moth-eaten, noisome, old, putrid, rotten, smelly, spoiled, squalid, stale, stuffy |
| Antonyms: | clean, clear, new, sweet-smelling |
| Main Entry: | rancid |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | rotten, strong-smelling |
| Synonyms: | bad, carious, contaminated, curdled, decomposing, disagreeable, disgusting, evil-smelling, feculent, fetid, foul, frowzy, fusty, gamy, high, impure, loathsome, malodorous, moldy, musty, nasty, nidorous, noisome, noxious, off, offensive, olid, polluted, putrefactive, putrefied, putrescent, putrid, rank, reeky, repulsive, sharp, smelly, sour, soured, stale, stinking, strong, tainted, turned, unhealthy, whiffy |
| Antonyms: | perfumed, sweet |
| Main Entry: | run-down |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | shabby, in bad shape |
| Synonyms: | abandoned, beat-up, below par, broken-down, crumbling, debilitated, decrepit, derelict, deserted, desolate, dilapidated, dingy, dog-eared, down-at-the-heel, drained, enervated, exhausted, fatigued, forsaken, frowzy, in a bad way, neglected, old, out of condition, peaked, ramshackle, ratty, rickety, seedy, tacky, tattered, tired, tumble-down, uncared-for, under the weather, unhealthy, untended, used up, weak, weary, worn-out |
| Antonyms: | fresh, good, healthy, ok |
| Main Entry: | scruffy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | rough, bedraggled |
| Synonyms: | badly groomed, frowzy, mangy, messy, ragged, run-down, seedy, shabby, slovenly, tacky*, tattered, threadbare, ungroomed, unkempt, untidy |
| Antonyms: | kempt, smooth, tidy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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