slovenly

(slŭv'ən-lē)
adj.

1. Untidy, as in dress or appearance.
2. Marked by negligence; slipshod. See synonyms at sloppy.

slovenliness slov'en·li·ness n.
slovenly slov'en·ly adv.

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is used as both adjective and adverb; the form slovenlily would be too awkward and is not used.

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adjective

1. Marked by an absence of cleanliness and order: disheveled, messy, mussy, slipshod, sloppy, unkempt, untidy. See order/disorder.
2. Indifferent to correctness, accuracy, or neatness: careless, messy, slapdash, slipshod, sloppy, untidy. See careful/careless.

adj

Definition: dirty, disordered
Antonyms: clean, neat, ordered, organized, tidy

IN BRIEF: Sloppy in dress or cleanliness. Also: Lazy.

It was the actor's job to appear slovenly in appearance throughout the play.

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For a list of words related to slovenly, see:

• Unappealing, Shabby, Messy, Poor, or Clumsy

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See words rhyming with "slovenly."

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - sjusket

Nederlands (Dutch)
slonzig, slordig

Français (French)
adj. - négligé, malpropre, débraillé

Deutsch (German)
adj. - schlampig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - τσαπατσούλης/-ικος, ατημέλητος

Italiano (Italian)
trascurato, sciatto, scialbo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - desmazelado, desalinhado, relaxado

Русский (Russian)
неопрятный, небрежный, ленивый, небрежно

Español (Spanish)
adj. - desaliñado, desaseado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - ovårdad, slarvigt klädd, sjabbig, sjaskig, slarvig, hafsig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
懒散的, 不修边幅的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 懶散的, 不修邊幅的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 단정치 못한, 꾀죄죄한, 되는 대로의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 身なりのだらしない, 不精な, 不注意な, だらしない
adv. - だらしなく, ぞんざいに

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مهمل, قذر ألجسم أو ألملبس, قذر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮רשלני, מרושל-לבוש‬

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