slobbish

Lacking personal tidiness

Slobbish describes someone who is messy, unkempt, or lazily indifferent to tidiness and appearance.

It's the adjective form of slob: His slobbish habits drove his roommate crazy.

The word carries mild disapproval—slovenly behavior without the severity of squalor.

appearance

unkempt

Untidy in appearance

tousled · bedraggled · shaggy · frowzy · mussy · scraggly · wrinkled · crumpled · frayed · tatty

habits

messy

Lacking order or neatness

careless · negligent · lax · haphazard · slipshod · neglectful · lackadaisical · shambolic · disorderly · chaotic

manners

uncouth

Lacking good manners

loutish · oafish · churlish · unrefined · crude · vulgar · indelicate · unmannerly · ill-mannered · graceless

Opposites
personal tidiness and grooming

slobbishneat

Orderly, or undiluted

tidy · fastidious · immaculate · well-groomed · meticulous

social refinement and manners

slobbishrefined

Purified or cultured

polished · polite · elegant · well-mannered · genteel

Family

slobbishness

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G