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   Slov·en·ly

   /ˈsləvənlē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (especially of a person or their appearance) messy and dirty: "he was upbraided for his slovenly appearance" Similar scruffyuntidymessyunkemptill-groomedslatternlydisheveledbedraggledtousledrumpledfrowzyblowsydown at heeldirtygrubbyinformal:slobbishslobbyraggedyschlumpyraunchyarchaic:draggle-tailedOpposite tidyneat
   • ▪ (especially of a person or action) careless; excessively casual: "slovenly speech" Similar carelessslapdashslipshoddisorganizedunorganizedunsystematicunmethodicalhaphazardhit-or-missuntidymessythoughtlessnegligentneglectfullaxlackadaisicalslackinformal:sloppyslaphappycouldn't-care-lessOpposite carefulmeticulouspainstaking

   Derivatives

   • 1. slovenliness noun

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