slovenly

English

Etymology

sloven +‎ -ly

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈslʌv.ən.li/, X-SAMPA: /"slVv.@n.li/

Adjective

slovenly (comparative slovenlier, superlative slovenliest)

1. Having an untidy appearance; unkempt.
2. Careless or negligent; sloppy.
3. Unwashed, dirty, disorderly.

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:careless

Derived terms

• slovenliness

Translations

having an untidy appearance; unkempt

• Dutch: slordig (nl), onverzorgd (nl)
• Finnish: hoitamaton (fi), sotkuinen (fi), epäsiisti (fi)
• German: schluderig
• Italian: sciatto (it)
• Macedonian: неуреден (mk) (neúreden) m, распашан (mk) (ráspašan) m, запустен (mk) (zápusten) m

• Portuguese: mulambento (pt) m, muxibento (pt) m
• Russian: неряшливый (ru) (nerjášlivyj), неопрятный (ru) (neoprjátnyj)
• Spanish: dejado (es)
• Swedish: sjabbig (sv)

careless or negligent; sloppy

• Dutch: slordig (nl)
• Finnish: suruton (fi)
• German: schluderig, nachlässig, schlampig
• Irish: leibideach (ga)

• Italian: trascurato (it)
• Macedonian: запустен (mk) (zápusten) m
• Russian: неаккуратный (ru) (neakkurátnyj), небрежный (ru) (nebréžnyj)
• Spanish: descuidado (es)

unwashed, dirty, disorderly

• Dutch: vuil (nl), slordig (nl)
• Finnish: sotkuinen (fi)

• Macedonian: нечист (mk) (néčist) m, гнасен (mk) (gnásen) m, неуреден (mk) (neúreden) m
• Russian: грязный (ru) (grjáznyj)

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• Bulgarian: небрежен, немърлив

• Spanish: sucio