12
shabby(adjective, dirty, foul, disgusting, tasteless)
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disheveled(adjective, order, nasty, loose, dirty)
10
chaotic(adjective, dirty, disordered, untidy, chaotic)
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mussy(noun, adjective, order, arrangement)
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slipshod(adjective, order, careless, dirty, careful)
9
bedraggled(adjective, nasty, loose, foul, sloppy)
9
careless(adjective, dirty, careful, sloppy, disordered)
9
jumbled(adjective, disordered, untidy, chaotic, disorganized)
8
cluttered(adjective, untidy, chaotic, disorganized, disorderly)
8
grimy(adjective, nasty, dirty, foul, sloppy)
8
grungy(adjective, nasty, dirty, foul, sloppy)
8
muddled(adjective, dirty, confused, disordered, untidy)
8
topsy-turvy(adjective, confused, sloppy, disordered, untidy)
7
grubby(adjective, nasty, dirty, foul, sloppy)
7
filthy(adjective, nasty, unpleasant, dirty, foul)
7
muddy(adjective, nasty, dirty, foul, sloppy)
7
slapdash(adjective, careless, loose, dirty, careful)
7
squalid(adjective, nasty, dirty, foul, sloppy)
6
dishevelled
6
dowdy(adjective, careless, loose, cheap, tasteless)
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