As to his daily life, he is very slovenly.
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Slovenly
//ˈslʌv.ən.li//
Synonyms for "slovenly" (111 found)
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Closest matches (23)
Strong matches (33)
Related words (55)
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Translations
87 translations across 23 languages.
Armenian
1 entries- փնթի adj (having an untidy appearance; unkempt)
Azerbaijani
2 entries- pinti adj (having an untidy appearance; unkempt)
- pinti adj (dirty, unwashed; disorderly)
Bulgarian
4 entries- мръсен adj (dirty, unwashed; disorderly)
- мърляв adj (dirty, unwashed; disorderly)
- небрежен adj (careless or negligent; sloppy)
- немарлив adj (careless or negligent; sloppy)
Czech
3 entries- ledabylý adj (careless or negligent; sloppy)
- nepořádný adj (having an untidy appearance; unkempt)
- nepořádný adj (dirty, unwashed; disorderly)
Dutch
4 entries- onverzorgd adj (having an untidy appearance; unkempt)
- slordig adj (having an untidy appearance; unkempt)
- slordig adj (dirty, unwashed; disorderly)
- slordig adj (careless or negligent; sloppy)
Estonian
2 entries- hoolitsemata adj (having an untidy appearance; unkempt)
- lohe adj (having an untidy appearance; unkempt)
Finnish
4 entries- epäsiisti adj (having an untidy appearance; unkempt)
- hoitamaton adj (having an untidy appearance; unkempt)
- sotkuinen adj (having an untidy appearance; unkempt)
- sotkuinen adj (dirty, unwashed; disorderly)
French
4 entries- bâclé adj (careless or negligent; sloppy)
- dépeigné adj (having an untidy appearance; unkempt)
- négligé adj (having an untidy appearance; unkempt)
- négligé adj (careless or negligent; sloppy)
German
4 entries- nachlässig adj (careless or negligent; sloppy)
- schlampig adj (careless or negligent; sloppy)
- schluderig adj (having an untidy appearance; unkempt)
- schluderig adj (careless or negligent; sloppy)
Hausa
1 entries- kucaki adj (having an untidy appearance; unkempt)
Hungarian
4 entries- elhanyagolt adj (having an untidy appearance; unkempt)
- felületes adj (careless or negligent; sloppy)
- hanyag adj (careless or negligent; sloppy)
- rendetlen adj (having an untidy appearance; unkempt)
Irish
1 entries- leibideach adj (careless or negligent; sloppy)
Italian
4 entries- sciatto adj (having an untidy appearance; unkempt)
- sporco adj (dirty, unwashed; disorderly)
- sudicio adj (dirty, unwashed; disorderly)
- trascurato adj (careless or negligent; sloppy)
Latvian
2 entries- netīrīgs adj (having an untidy appearance; unkempt)
- netīrīgs adj (dirty, unwashed; disorderly)
Macedonian
4 entries- гна́сен adj (dirty, unwashed; disorderly)
- за́пустен adj (having an untidy appearance; unkempt)
- запустен adj (careless or negligent; sloppy)
- не́чист adj (dirty, unwashed; disorderly)
Māori
4 entries- hakirara adj (having an untidy appearance; unkempt)
- hakirara adj (careless or negligent; sloppy)
- hakuhakutai adj (careless or negligent; sloppy)
- hakurara adj (having an untidy appearance; unkempt)
Ottoman Turkish
2 entries- كوشك adj (careless or negligent; sloppy)
- پنتی adj (having an untidy appearance; unkempt)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- pukjrich adj (dirty, unwashed; disorderly)
Polish
4 entries- abnegacki adj (having an untidy appearance; unkempt)
- abnegacki adj (dirty, unwashed; disorderly)
- abnegacki adj (careless or negligent; sloppy)
- abnegacko adv (Translations)
Portuguese
3 entries- descuidado adj (careless or negligent; sloppy)
- mulambento adj (having an untidy appearance; unkempt)
- porco adj (dirty, unwashed; disorderly)
Russian
4 entries- гря́зный adj (dirty, unwashed; disorderly)
- неаккура́тный adj (careless or negligent; sloppy)
- небре́жный adj (careless or negligent; sloppy)
- неопря́тный adj (having an untidy appearance; unkempt)
Spanish
2 entries- dejado adj (having an untidy appearance; unkempt)
- descuidado adj (careless or negligent; sloppy)
Swedish
4 entries- hafsig adj (careless or negligent; sloppy)
- lortig adj (dirty, unwashed; disorderly)
- sjabbig adj (having an untidy appearance; unkempt)
- slarvig adj (careless or negligent; sloppy)
Sample sentences
5 total sentences available.
The same marks of indolence appeared in the care of his person; for every part of his dress was generally in disorder; and, though he was well made and handsome, yet his slovenly appearance made him disgustful to every one.
Source: wiktionary
Which would you sooner employ, a boy who was plainly, yet neatly clad, or one who had a slovenly appearance, though dressed in fine clothes?
Source: wiktionary
You say my pamphlet betrays the most slovenly rashness. But where is your proof?
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