Slovenly

Word SLOVENLY
Character 8
Hyphenation slov en ly
Pronunciations /ˈslɒv.ən.li/

Definitions and meanings of "Slovenly"

What do we mean by slovenly?

Untidy, as in dress or appearance. adjective

Marked by negligence; careless or slipshod: synonym: sloppy. adjective

In a slovenly manner; negligently; carelessly.

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.

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

Characteristic of a sloven; lacking neatness and order; evincing negligence. adjective

A slovenly manner. adverb

Having an untidy appearance; unkempt. adjective

Careless or negligent; sloppy. adjective

Unwashed, dirty, disorderly. adjective

Negligent of neatness especially in dress and person; habitually dirty and unkempt adjective

Having an untidy appearance; unkempt.

Dirty, unwashed; disorderly.

Careless or negligent; sloppy.

Adjective describing one who is a mess; see slob Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Slovenly

The word "slovenly" in example sentences

Nothing is more adverse to legal study than what may be called the slovenly habit of mind which is sometimes found even in intelligent people — the habit of mind which knows nothing correctly, which remembers nothing distinctly, which cannot be depended on to state a fact truly, or to carry a point from one case to another. ❋ 1817-1893 (1901)

Even in the greatest stress of emotion the power of self-control must never be lost; you must never allow yourself to sing in a slovenly, that is, in a heedless, way, or to exceed your powers, or even to reach their extreme limit. ❋ Lilli Lehmann (1888)

A crack for a penknife, the waste of 'six-and-thirty shillings,' 'the loss of a day or a tide,' in each of these he saw and was revolted by the finger of the sloven; and to spirits intense as his, and immersed in vital undertakings, the slovenly is the dishonest, and wasted time is instantly translated into lives endangered. ❋ Robert Louis Stevenson (1872)

‘the loss of a day or a tide,’ in each of these he saw and was revolted by the finger of the sloven; and to spirits intense as his, and immersed in vital undertakings, the slovenly is the dishonest, and wasted time is instantly translated into lives endangered. ❋ Unknown (1912)

If you hunt on public land and are not covered in the latest Mossy Oak garb and stainless steel weaponry from head to toe, you're looked on as some kind of slovenly hillbilly, unworthy to even be in the field let alone shoot anything. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I was thinking of Mr. Unfunny today before this email convo went down and my exact though of him was that he is "slovenly". ❋ Wilberteets (2008)

When my only slightly adapted version turned out to be delicious, but kind of slovenly looking, I went back to the magazine article to check on what the professional ones looked like. ❋ Lindy (2005)

Speakers expressed concern over the lack of security in the operation of their businesses and criticised the "slovenly" manner in which the police dealt with crime reported by the business community. ❋ Unknown (1998)

After that second look, the notion forced itself into his mind, that he had certainly seen a face somewhere, of which that sot's face appeared like a kind of slovenly copy. ❋ Adelaide Anne Procter (1844)

To attempt a confutation of such persons would be superfluous; and indeed I have no more to say for those who contend for such a sordid and mean condition of the church, but that in this they do not so much speak their devotion as their education; it being generally found that a slovenly way of breeding disposes men to a kind of slovenly religion. ❋ 1634-1716 (1823)

Teachers have complained about "slovenly" parents dropping children off at school dressed in their pyjamas. ❋ Unknown (2010)

School bans 'slovenly' mothers from wearing pyjamas when they drop their children off ❋ Unknown (2010)

The All-American Rejects have a knack for effective mob choruses and the kind of slovenly stoner-centric humor you might find in a Judd Apatow flick. ❋ Unknown (2009)

As for "very unique," it is "slovenly," states The Oxford Dictionary of American Usage and Style. ❋ Unknown (2009)

After that second look, the notion forced itself into his mind, that he had certainly seen a face somewhere, of which that sot’s face appeared like a kind of slovenly copy. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Rather than the stereotype of “idle, slovenly, and often vicious” beasts, the Irish actually “compare favorably . . . in all that goes to make up good citizenship . . . and the second generation are intensely American in their instincts.” ❋ Thaddeus Russell (2010)

[that one] [heavy kid] is [simply] slovenly ❋ Big Pun (2003)

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