skanky
adjective /ˈskæŋ.ki/ informalDefinition
› extremely unpleasant, especially because of being dirty: I found a pair of his skanky underpants on the floor.Dirty and untidy › US of low quality or not stylish: I wouldn't be caught dead in that skanky outfit!
(Definition of skanky adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- all over the place idiom
- anyhow adverb (WITHOUT CARE)
- besmeared adjective
- bespattered adjective
- bloodstained adjective
- dirty adjective (NOT CLEAN)
- inky adjective
- manky adjective
- messy adjective (DIRTY/UNTIDY)
- mucky adjective
- ragged adjective
- ragtag adjective
- streaky adjective
- unclean adjective
- unmade adjective
- unruly adjective
- unsanitary adjective
- untidy adjective
- untreated adjective
- unwashed adjective
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