slovenly

English

WOTD – 17 April 2016

Etymology

sloven +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈslʌv.ən.li/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈslʊv.ən.li/, /ˈslɒv.ən.li/

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• Hyphenation: slo‧ven‧ly

Adjective

slovenly (comparative slovenlier, superlative slovenliest)

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

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:careless

Derived terms

• slovenliness

Translations

having an untidy appearance; unkempt

• Armenian: փնթի (pʿntʿi)
• Azerbaijani: pinti
• Bulgarian: развлечен (razvlečen)
• Czech: nepořádný
• Dutch: slordig, onverzorgd
• Estonian: lohe, hoolitsemata
• Finnish: hoitamaton, sotkuinen, epäsiisti
• French: négligé, dépeigné
• German: schluderig
• Hausa: kucaki
• Hungarian: rendetlen, elhanyagolt
• Italian: sciatto
• Latvian: netīrīgs
• Macedonian: неу́реден (neúreden), ра́спашан (ráspašan), за́пустен (zápusten)
• Maori: taruweka, hakirara, hakurara
• Polish: abnegacki
• Portuguese: mulambento
• Russian: неря́шливый (nerjášlivyj), неопря́тный (neoprjátnyj)
• Spanish: dejado
• Swedish: sjabbig

dirty, unwashed; disorderly

• Azerbaijani: pinti
• Bulgarian: мръсен (mrǎsen), неумит (neumit)
• Czech: nepořádný
• Dutch: vuil, slordig
• Finnish: sotkuinen
• French: sale
• Hungarian: ápolatlan
• Italian: sudicio, sporco
• Latvian: netīrīgs
• Macedonian: не́чист (néčist), гна́сен (gnásen), неу́реден (neúreden)
• Plautdietsch: pukjrich
• Polish: abnegacki
• Portuguese: porco
• Russian: гря́зный (grjáznyj)
• Swedish: smutsig, lortig

careless or negligent; sloppy

• Bulgarian: небрежен (nebrežen), немарлив (nemarliv)
• Czech: ledabylý
• Dutch: slordig
• Finnish: suruton
• French: négligé, bâclé
• German: schluderig, nachlässig, schlampig
• Hungarian: hanyag, felületes
• Irish: leibideach
• Italian: trascurato
• Macedonian: запустен (zapusten)
• Maori: hakuhakutai, hakirara, hakurara, tāheha, taruweka
• Polish: abnegacki
• Portuguese: descuidado
• Russian: неаккура́тный (neakkurátnyj), небре́жный (nebréžnyj)
• Spanish: descuidado
• Swedish: slarvig, hafsig
• Westrobothnian: wasskøt

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Translations to be checked

• Spanish: ^{(please verify)} sucio

Adverb

slovenly (comparative more slovenly, superlative most slovenly)

2. In a slovenly manner.

Translations

Translations

• Polish: abnegacko