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71smear — 1 noun (C) 1 a dirty or oily mark on something: There were smears of chocolate on Charlie s shirt. 2 a smear test 3 an attempt to harm someone by spreading untrue stories about them smeary adjective 2 verb 1 SPREAD (transitive always + adv/prep)… …
72straggle — verb (I) 1 to move at a slower speed than the group you are with so that you remain at a distance behind them (+ in): runners straggling in two hours after the leaders 2 to move, grow, or spread out untidily in different directions: thin, black,… …
73straggly — adjective growing untidily and spreading out in different directions: a straggly moustache …
74untidy — adjective especially BrE 1 not neat; messy (1): an untidy room 2 someone who is untidy does not keep their house, possessions etc neat untidily adverb untidiness noun (U) …
75pell-mell — adverb 1) people streamed pell mell from the building Syn: helter skelter, headlong, (at) full tilt, hotfoot, posthaste, hurriedly, hastily, recklessly, precipitately 2) the sacks contents were thrown pell mell to the ground Syn: untidily …
76scrawl — 1. verb he scrawled his name at the bottom of the page Syn: scribble, write hurriedly, write untidily, dash off 2. noun his writing was a scrawl Syn: scribble, chicken scratch, squiggle(s), hieroglyphics …
77scribble — 1. verb he scribbled a few lines on a piece of paper Syn: scrawl, write hurriedly, write untidily, scratch, dash off, jot (down); doodle 2. noun a page of scribble Syn: scrawl, squiggle(s), jottings; doodle, doodlings …
78ugly — ugly, hideous, ill favored, unsightly are comparable when they mean contrary to what is beautiful or pleasing especially to the sight. Ugly is the comprehensive term which may apply not only to what is distasteful to the sight but also to the… …
79untidy */ — UK [ʌnˈtaɪdɪ] / US adjective Word forms untidy : adjective untidy comparative untidier superlative untidiest a) an untidy place does not look nice because many things are in places where they should not be. The usual American word is messy The… …
80untidy — /ʌnˈtaɪdi / (say un tuydee) adjective (untidier, untidiest) 1. not tidy or neat; slovenly; disordered. –verb (t) (untidied, untidying) 2. to make untidy; disorder. –untidily, adverb –untidiness, noun …
