slobby

adjective

Definition of slobbynext
as in sloppy
lacking neatness in dress or person an unlikely romance between a slobby, bighearted galoot and an uptight career woman

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slobby
  1. sloppy
  2. slovenly
  3. shaggy
  4. messy
  5. unkempt
  6. untidy
Adjective
  • That’s one of the lessons these Rams, especially the younger ones, can take away from this sloppy experience.
    Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
  • In a sloppy game that included 21 penalties between the teams, the Bears got in the end zone just once — their only offensive touchdown of the first two weeks.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of sloppy
Adjective
  • 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
  • To them, flame is slovenly, backward, even atavistic, tolerable only when used for ceremonial purposes.
    Stephen Pyne, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2024
Definition of slovenly
Adjective
  • Sofia’s haircut is an early sign of her rebellion; a shaggy mullet that calls back to Jane Fonda in the 1970s thriller Klute.
    Gavia Baker-Whitelaw, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Style insiders are going all in on the look, too; fashion month’s crowds were awash in brushed knits, and New Yorkers of all stripes have pulled out their shaggiest jumpers as sweater weather has descended upon the city.
    Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of shaggy
Adjective
  • The chili cheese hot dog on a pickle was messy and logistically taxing to eat, as toppings toppled over the sides and juice flowed into the container.
    Annalise Frank, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Despite the fixes, messy data in Washoe County’s legacy system made its way into the new system.
    Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of messy
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
  • Eagle-eyed social media users had spotted the editing over the untidy suits of the country’s top officials.
    Arata Yamamoto, NBC News, 7 Oct. 2024
  • Palermo is as untidy as life and as temperamental as a Sicilian lover.
    Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 July 2024
Definition of untidy
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