slobbish

adjective

Definition of slobbishnext
as in sloppy
lacking neatness in dress or person the memoir portrays her father as a slobbish lout who was a constant embarrassment to her fastidious mother

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slobbish
  1. sloppy
  2. slovenly
  3. shaggy
  4. unkempt
  5. messy
  6. untidy
Adjective
  • Leeds United’s sloppy 3-3 away draw against Hull City yesterday was one of those occasions and must serve as a warning against complacency over the rest of their campaign.
    Nancy Froston, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Spencer is pissed at Harry’s sloppy work and tells him to take the rest of the afternoon off.
    Nick Caruso, TVLine, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of sloppy
Adjective
  • Slough House is headed by the slovenly, flatulent, and frequently intoxicated Jackson Lamb (Gary Oldman), who routinely heaps verbal abuse on his staff but is nonetheless a brilliant spymaster in his own smelly way.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Corruption within the organization, after all, is as much a part of the show as Jackson Lamb’s slovenly habits and horrible diet.
    Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024
Definition of slovenly
Adjective
  • Beyoncé is dressed head to toe in white with an enormous fur cowboy hat and a shaggy coat cascading around her.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Add eggs: Add flour mixture to egg mixture in medium bowl and mix using clean hands to form a shaggy dough.
    Liv Dansky, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of shaggy
Adjective
  • Most wine lovers know that the word Sauvignon comes from the French word sauvage and the word blanc simply means white, but most people don’t know the reason is because when untrained vines of the variety have a distinctly unkempt appearance.
    Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2024
  • But, as in these United States, the key question remains whether creeping totalitarianism — from the left and the right — will squeeze everyday people out of their inalienable right to just be their sometimes obnoxious, unkempt, idiosyncratic selves.
    Ed Wallace, New York Daily News, 6 June 2024
Definition of unkempt
Adjective
  • Think: Date nights, birthdays, team outings — anyone looking for a creative outlet who doesn't mind getting a little messy.
    McKenzie Rankin, Axios, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Entanglement gets messy To probe the inner structure of protons, scientists looked at high-energy particle collisions that have occurred in facilities like the Large Hadron Collider (LHC).
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of messy
Adjective
  • Without easy access, harder to reach shelves can get overlooked (and become untidy).
    Jordan Goldberg, Architectural Digest, 3 Jan. 2025
  • The incongruity between Buckley’s lapidary political views and his untidy appearance was simply too much for the letter writer to square.
    Andrew Ferguson, National Review, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of untidy
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