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slovenly

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slov⋅en⋅ly

  [sluhv-uhn-lee] adjective, -li⋅er, li⋅est, adverb
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–adjective
1. untidy or unclean in appearance or habits.
2. characteristic of a sloven; slipshod: slovenly work.
–adverb
3. in an untidy, careless, or slipshod manner.
Origin:
1505–15; sloven + -ly

Related forms:
slov⋅en⋅li⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. sluttish, slatternly. 2. careless, loose, disorderly.

Antonyms:
1. neat. 2. careful.
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slov·en·ly   (slŭv'ən-lē)   
adj.  

  1. Untidy, as in dress or appearance.

  2. Marked by negligence; slipshod. See Synonyms at sloppy.

slov'en·li·ness n., slov'en·ly adv.
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Word Origin & History

slovenly 
1515, "low, base, lewd," later "untidy, dirty" (1568), from sloven "immoral woman" (c.1450), probably from M.Flem. sloovin "a scold," related to sloef "untidy, shabby," from P.Gmc. *slup- + O.Fr. suffix -ain, from L. -anus.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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