Clean and Scraggly

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Clean adjective - Free from dirt or stain.

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Scraggly is an antonym for clean.

Nearby Words: clear, cleaned, cleanup, clearing, cleanly

Scraggly adjective - Having an uneven edge or outline.

Usage example: a scraggly little tree

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Clean is an antonym for scraggly.

Beard of Sorrow: In Flash Back we see Richard clean shaven in his army uniform at his brother's funeral, yet in the present day he's got a somewhat scraggly beard.

Source: Film / Dead Man's Shoes
In the original Nick Fury: Agent of SHIELD, early in Jim Steranko's classic period, the formerly scraggly Army Commando gets a thorough professional shave and hair to finally change his look into the clean shaven and sleek spy hero.

Source: Important Haircut

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