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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

   Derivatives

   • 1. slovenliness noun

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