Antonyms of adj spick-and-span

2 senses of spick-and-span

Sense 1
brand-new, bran-new, spic-and-span, spick-and-span -- (conspicuously new; "shiny brand-new shoes"; "a spick-and-span novelty")

INDIRECT (VIA new) -> old -- (of long duration; not new; "old tradition"; "old house"; "old wine"; "old country"; "old friendships"; "old money")

Sense 2
immaculate, speckless, spick-and-span, spic-and-span, spic, spick, spotless -- (completely neat and clean; "the apartment was immaculate"; "in her immaculate white uniform"; "a spick-and-span kitchen"; "their spic red-visored caps")

INDIRECT (VIA clean) -> dirty, soiled, unclean -- (soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime; "dirty unswept sidewalks"; "a child in dirty overalls"; "dirty slums"; "piles of dirty dishes"; "put his dirty feet on the clean sheet"; "wore an unclean shirt"; "mining is a dirty job"; "Cinderella did the dirty work while her sisters preened themselves")

Similarity of adj spick-and-span

2 senses of spick-and-span

Sense 1
brand-new, bran-new, spic-and-span, spick-and-span -- (conspicuously new; "shiny brand-new shoes"; "a spick-and-span novelty")
       => new (vs. old) -- (not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered; "a new law"; "new cars"; "a new comet"; "a new friend"; "a new year"; "the New World")

Sense 2
immaculate, speckless, spick-and-span, spic-and-span, spic, spick, spotless -- (completely neat and clean; "the apartment was immaculate"; "in her immaculate white uniform"; "a spick-and-span kitchen"; "their spic red-visored caps")
       => clean (vs. dirty) -- (free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits; "children with clean shining faces"; "clean white shirts"; "clean dishes"; "a spotlessly clean house"; "cats are clean animals")

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