Definition of Slovenly

1. Adjective. Negligent of neatness especially in dress and person; habitually dirty and unkempt. "Slovenly appearance"

Exact synonyms: Frowsy, Frowzy
Similar to: Untidy
Derivative terms: Sloven, Slovenliness, Slovenliness

Definition of Slovenly

1. a. Having the habits of a sloven; negligent of neatness and order, especially in dress.

2. adv. a slovenly manner.

Definition of Slovenly

1. Adjective. Having an untidy appearance; unkempt. ¹

2. Adjective. Careless or negligent; sloppy. ¹

3. Adjective. Unwashed, dirty, disorderly. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Slovenly

1. habitually untidy or unclean [adj -LIER, -LIEST]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Slovenly

sloughiest
sloughing
sloughing phagedena
sloughing ulcer
sloughs
sloughy
slovakia
slove
sloven
slovenia
slovenlier
slovenliest
slovenlike
slovenliness
slovenlinesses
slovenly (current term)
slovenly person
slovenly woman
slovenness
slovenry
slovens
slow
slow-cook
slow-motion
slow-moving
slow-reacting factor of anaphylaxis
slow-reacting substance
slow-walk
slow-witted
slow-wittedness

Literary usage of Slovenly

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Parts of the body in older Germanic and Scandinavian by Torild Washington Arnoldson (1916)
"SLOP, SMEAR, DRAGGLE: WALK IN A slovenly MANNER 32.01. NE. daggle clog with wet mud; wet and soil a garment by trailing it in the mud; wet by splashing; ..."

2. A Cycle of Adams Letters, 1861-1865 by Charles Francis Adams, Henry Adams (1920)
"Just now they are slovenly, it is true, that is, have very little idea of making a "neat job" of a thing, and always consider that if a thing will answer a ..."

3. Travels in Italy, Greece and the Ionian Islands: In a Series of Letters by Hugh William Williams (1820)
"—Tomb of St Andrew—Greek Festival.—Costumes.— Streets.—slovenly Disposition of the Inhabitants.—Steam Bath.—Fragments of Marbles. ..."

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