shlubby
Carelessly dressed, rumpled
Shlubby describes someone or something frumpy, unkempt, or unglamorous in a harmless way.
From Yiddish *schlub*, a person who is clumsy or unstylish.
A shlubby person might wear ill-fitting clothes, skip the gym, and not care much about appearances: He showed up in his usual shlubby sweater.
The word suggests endearing mediocrity rather than genuine slovenliness.
Untidy in appearance
- rumpledCrinkled from neglect
- scruffyMessily neglected in appearance
- messyLacking order or neatness
- tousledDisordered, especially hair
wrinkled · bedraggled · uncombed · mussed · tangled · crumpled · straggly · untidy
Unstylish in appearance
- unfashionableNot currently stylish
- unstylishLacking fashionable appeal
- baggyLoose and drooping
- ill-fittingNot the right size
shapeless · drab · outdated · dated · old-fashioned · plain · unflattering · dumpy
disheveled
Untidy in appearance
tousled · wrinkled · bedraggled · uncombed · mussed · tangled · crumpled · straggly · untidy · sloppy
dowdy
Unstylish in appearance
- unfashionableNot currently stylish
- unstylishLacking fashionable appeal
- baggyLoose and drooping
ill-fitting · shapeless · drab · outdated · dated · old-fashioned · plain · unflattering · dumpy · homely
slobby
Messy and lazy
sloven · stained · soiled · dirty · dingy · greasy · smudged · unwashed · neglected · smelly
shlubbydapper
Neatly and stylishly dressed
well-groomed · natty · well-dressed · put-together · snappy