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   slovenly

   /ˈslʌvnli/

   adjective

   • 1. (especially of a person or their appearance) untidy and dirty: "a fat, slovenly ex-rock star" Similar scruffyuntidymessyunkemptill-groomedslatternlydishevelledbedraggledtousledrumpledfrowzyblowsydown at heeldirtygrubbyinformal:slobbishslobbyraggedyschlumpyraunchyarchaic:draggle-tailedOpposite tidyneat
   • ▪ (especially of a person or action) careless; excessively casual: "slovenly speech" Similar carelessslapdashslipshoddisorganizedunorganizedunsystematicunmethodicalhaphazardhit-or-missuntidymessythoughtlessnegligentneglectfullaxlackadaisicalslackinformal:sloppyslap-happycouldn't-care-lessOpposite carefulmeticulouspainstaking

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   • 1. slovenliness noun

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   What does slovenly mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! SLOVENLY definition: 1. untidy and dirty: 2. messy and dirty: 3. messy, dirty, or not careful: . Learn more.

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   What is a slovenly person?

   • Slovenly people are careless, untidy, or inefficient. Lisa was irritated by the slovenly attitude of her boyfriend Sean. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. 3. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. 3. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.

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   What does slovenly work mean?

   • 1. untidy, disorderly, unkempt, slatternly He was gruff, slovenly, and given to brooding. 2. careless, sloppy (informal), negligent, slapdash, loose, slack, heedless, slipshod Such slovenly work is simply unacceptable.

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   What is slovenly waste?

   • The park is one of the largest in England, but it showed many evidences of neglect and slovenly care. In France there is no such excuse, and therefore there should be no such slovenly waste. His manner of carrying is as slovenly as all his other management. Slovenly definition: untidy or unclean in appearance or habits..

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   The meaning of SLOVENLY is untidy especially in personal appearance. How to use slovenly in a sentence.

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   slovenly | American Dictionary. adjective. us / ˈslʌv·ən·li / Add to word list. messy, dirty, or not careful: slovenly work. a slovenly housekeeper.

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   messy, dirty, or not careful: slovenly work. a slovenly housekeeper. (Definition of slovenly from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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   Definitions of slovenly. adjective. negligent of neatness especially in dress and person; habitually dirty and unkempt. “ slovenly appearance” synonyms: frowsy, frowzy. untidy. not neat and tidy. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Slovenly." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/slovenly. Accessed 04 Oct. 2024.

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   Slovenly means untidy, unclean, or careless in appearance, habits, or work. Find the origin, usage, and translations of slovenly in English and other languages.

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   3 meanings: 1. frequently or habitually unclean or untidy 2. negligent and careless; slipshod 3. in a negligent or slovenly.... Click for more definitions.