Slovenly

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Untidy, as in dress or appearance.
  • adj. Marked by negligence; slipshod. See Synonyms at sloppy.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Having an untidy appearance; unkempt.
  • adj. Careless or negligent; sloppy.
  • adj. Unwashed, dirty, disorderly.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Having the habits of a sloven; negligent of neatness and order, especially in dress.
  • adj. Characteristic of a sloven; lacking neatness and order; evincing negligence.
  • ad. a slovenly manner.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Having the habits of a sloven; negligent of dress or neatness; lazy; negligent: of persons: as, a slovenly man.
  • Wanting neatness or tidiness; loose; negligent; careless: of things: as, a slovenly dress.
  • Synonyms Untidy, dowdy, heedless, careless.
  • In a slovenly manner; negligently; carelessly.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. negligent of neatness especially in dress and person; habitually dirty and unkempt
  • Equivalent
    untidy   
    Antonym
    dandy   
    Cross Reference
    careless   
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    careless   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    disorderly    sloppy    unshaven    careless    unkempt    untidy    slothful    inattentive    negligent    disreputable