"slovenly" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈslʌv.ən.li/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈslʌv.ən.li/ [UK], /ˈslɒv.ən.li/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-slovenly.wav [Southern-England] Forms: slovenlier [comparative], slovenliest [superlative]
Etymology: sloven + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|sloven|ly|id2=adjectival}} sloven + -ly Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} slovenly (comparative slovenlier, superlative slovenliest)
  1. Having an untidy appearance; unkempt. Categories (topical): Appearance Translations (having an untidy appearance; unkempt): փնթի (pʻntʻi) (Armenian), pinti (Azerbaijani), развлечен (razvlečen) (Bulgarian), nepořádný (Czech), slordig (Dutch), onverzorgd (Dutch), lohe (Estonian), hoolitsemata (Estonian), hoitamaton (Finnish), sotkuinen (Finnish), epäsiisti (Finnish), négligé (French), dépeigné (French), schluderig (German), kucaki (Hausa), rendetlen (Hungarian), elhanyagolt (Hungarian), sciatto (Italian), netīrīgs (Latvian), неу́реден (neúreden) (Macedonian), ра́спашан (ráspašan) (Macedonian), за́пустен (zápusten) (Macedonian), taruweka (Maori), hakirara (Maori), hakurara (Maori), abnegacki (Polish), mulambento (Portuguese), неря́шливый (nerjášlivyj) (Russian), неопря́тный (neoprjátnyj) (Russian), dejado (Spanish), sjabbig (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-slovenly-en-adj-gPlFgSE4 Disambiguation of Appearance: 74 11 4 12 Disambiguation of 'having an untidy appearance; unkempt': 91 6 3
  2. Dirty, unwashed; disorderly. Translations (dirty, unwashed; disorderly): pinti (Azerbaijani), мръсен (mrǎsen) (Bulgarian), неумит (neumit) (Bulgarian), nepořádný (Czech), vuil (Dutch), slordig (Dutch), sotkuinen (Finnish), sale (French), ápolatlan (Hungarian), sudicio (Italian), sporco (Italian), netīrīgs (Latvian), не́чист (néčist) (Macedonian), гна́сен (gnásen) (Macedonian), неу́реден (neúreden) (Macedonian), pukjrich (Plautdietsch), abnegacki (Polish), porco (Portuguese), гря́зный (grjáznyj) (Russian), smutsig (Swedish), lortig (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-slovenly-en-adj-CCIlGNsK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly (adjectival) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 65 6 4 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly (adjectival): 24 67 5 4 Disambiguation of 'dirty, unwashed; disorderly': 7 92 2
  3. Careless or negligent; sloppy. Translations (careless or negligent; sloppy): небрежен (nebrežen) (Bulgarian), немарлив (nemarliv) (Bulgarian), ledabylý (Czech), slordig (Dutch), suruton (Finnish), négligé (French), bâclé (French), schluderig (German), nachlässig (German), schlampig (German), hanyag (Hungarian), felületes (Hungarian), leibideach (Irish), trascurato (Italian), запустен (zapusten) (Macedonian), hakuhakutai (Maori), hakirara (Maori), hakurara (Maori), tāheha (Maori), taruweka (Maori), abnegacki (Polish), descuidado (Portuguese), неаккура́тный (neakkurátnyj) (Russian), небре́жный (nebréžnyj) (Russian), descuidado (Spanish), slarvig (Swedish), hafsig (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-slovenly-en-adj-FFENRh3i Disambiguation of 'careless or negligent; sloppy': 4 2 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: slovenliness

Adverb

IPA: /ˈslʌv.ən.li/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈslʌv.ən.li/ [UK], /ˈslɒv.ən.li/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-slovenly.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more slovenly [comparative], most slovenly [superlative]
Etymology: sloven + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|sloven|ly|id2=adjectival}} sloven + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} slovenly (comparative more slovenly, superlative most slovenly)
  1. In a slovenly manner. Translations (Translations): abnegacko (Polish)
    Sense id: en-slovenly-en-adv-en:adverb

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1796, “The Unexpected Reformation”, in The Blossoms of Morality, page 35",
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "having an untidy appearance; unkempt",
          "word": "hoitamaton"
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          "_dis1": "91 6 3",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
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          "word": "sotkuinen"
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          "word": "epäsiisti"
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          "word": "rendetlen"
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          "sense": "having an untidy appearance; unkempt",
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "having an untidy appearance; unkempt",
          "word": "sciatto"
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          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "having an untidy appearance; unkempt",
          "word": "netīrīgs"
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          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "neúreden",
          "sense": "having an untidy appearance; unkempt",
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          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "having an untidy appearance; unkempt",
          "word": "hakirara"
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          "_dis1": "91 6 3",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "having an untidy appearance; unkempt",
          "word": "hakurara"
        },
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          "_dis1": "91 6 3",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "having an untidy appearance; unkempt",
          "word": "abnegacki"
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          "_dis1": "91 6 3",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "having an untidy appearance; unkempt",
          "word": "mulambento"
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          "roman": "nerjášlivyj",
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          "word": "неря́шливый"
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          "word": "неопря́тный"
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          "code": "es",
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          "word": "dejado"
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          "_dis1": "7 92 2",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "dirty, unwashed; disorderly",
          "word": "pinti"
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          "_dis1": "7 92 2",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "mrǎsen",
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          "word": "мръсен"
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          "_dis1": "7 92 2",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "neumit",
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          "word": "неумит"
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          "_dis1": "7 92 2",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "dirty, unwashed; disorderly",
          "word": "nepořádný"
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          "_dis1": "7 92 2",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "dirty, unwashed; disorderly",
          "word": "vuil"
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        {
          "_dis1": "7 92 2",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "dirty, unwashed; disorderly",
          "word": "slordig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 92 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "dirty, unwashed; disorderly",
          "word": "sotkuinen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 92 2",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "dirty, unwashed; disorderly",
          "word": "sale"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 92 2",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "dirty, unwashed; disorderly",
          "word": "ápolatlan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 92 2",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "dirty, unwashed; disorderly",
          "word": "sudicio"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 92 2",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "dirty, unwashed; disorderly",
          "word": "sporco"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 92 2",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "dirty, unwashed; disorderly",
          "word": "netīrīgs"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 92 2",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "néčist",
          "sense": "dirty, unwashed; disorderly",
          "word": "не́чист"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 92 2",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "gnásen",
          "sense": "dirty, unwashed; disorderly",
          "word": "гна́сен"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 92 2",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "neúreden",
          "sense": "dirty, unwashed; disorderly",
          "word": "неу́реден"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 92 2",
          "code": "pdt",
          "lang": "Plautdietsch",
          "sense": "dirty, unwashed; disorderly",
          "word": "pukjrich"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 92 2",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "dirty, unwashed; disorderly",
          "word": "abnegacki"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 92 2",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "dirty, unwashed; disorderly",
          "word": "porco"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 92 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "grjáznyj",
          "sense": "dirty, unwashed; disorderly",
          "word": "гря́зный"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 92 2",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "dirty, unwashed; disorderly",
          "word": "smutsig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 92 2",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "dirty, unwashed; disorderly",
          "word": "lortig"
        }
      ]
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        {
          "ref": "1848 April 2, Joseph Barker, The Christian, volume IV, number XC/XCI",
          "text": "You say my pamphlet betrays the most slovenly rashness. But where is your proof?",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1909 June 2, “Character Sketch. Sir Robert Stout; or, 'Tis Forty-Six Years Since.”, in W. T. Stead, editor, The Review of Reviews, volume XXXIX, →OCLC",
          "text": "British goods have often been despatched in such careless and slovenly fashion that they arrived half broken. The same goods supplied by Germans were packed with such admirable care that they reached their destination quite safely.",
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        }
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          "sloppy"
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      ],
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          "_dis1": "4 2 95",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "nebrežen",
          "sense": "careless or negligent; sloppy",
          "word": "небрежен"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 2 95",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "nemarliv",
          "sense": "careless or negligent; sloppy",
          "word": "немарлив"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 2 95",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "careless or negligent; sloppy",
          "word": "ledabylý"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 2 95",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "careless or negligent; sloppy",
          "word": "slordig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 2 95",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "careless or negligent; sloppy",
          "word": "suruton"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 2 95",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "careless or negligent; sloppy",
          "word": "négligé"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 2 95",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "careless or negligent; sloppy",
          "word": "bâclé"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 2 95",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "careless or negligent; sloppy",
          "word": "schluderig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 2 95",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "careless or negligent; sloppy",
          "word": "nachlässig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 2 95",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "careless or negligent; sloppy",
          "word": "schlampig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 2 95",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "careless or negligent; sloppy",
          "word": "hanyag"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 2 95",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "careless or negligent; sloppy",
          "word": "felületes"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 2 95",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "careless or negligent; sloppy",
          "word": "leibideach"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 2 95",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "careless or negligent; sloppy",
          "word": "trascurato"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 2 95",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "zapusten",
          "sense": "careless or negligent; sloppy",
          "word": "запустен"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 2 95",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "careless or negligent; sloppy",
          "word": "hakuhakutai"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 2 95",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "careless or negligent; sloppy",
          "word": "hakirara"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 2 95",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "careless or negligent; sloppy",
          "word": "hakurara"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 2 95",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "careless or negligent; sloppy",
          "word": "tāheha"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 2 95",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "careless or negligent; sloppy",
          "word": "taruweka"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 2 95",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "careless or negligent; sloppy",
          "word": "abnegacki"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 2 95",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
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      "word": "dépeigné"
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      "word": "неря́шливый"
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      "word": "vuil"
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      "word": "slordig"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "code": "fr",
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      "word": "sale"
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      "code": "hu",
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      "word": "ápolatlan"
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      "code": "it",
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      "word": "sudicio"
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    {
      "code": "it",
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "dirty, unwashed; disorderly",
      "word": "porco"
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      "word": "гря́зный"
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      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "dirty, unwashed; disorderly",
      "word": "smutsig"
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    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "dirty, unwashed; disorderly",
      "word": "lortig"
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      "code": "bg",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "code": "fr",
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    {
      "code": "fr",
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      "code": "de",
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      "word": "nachlässig"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "careless or negligent; sloppy",
      "word": "schlampig"
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      "code": "hu",
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
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      "word": "felületes"
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      "word": "leibideach"
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      "word": "trascurato"
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      "word": "tāheha"
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      "expansion": "sloven + -ly",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "sloven + -ly.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more slovenly",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most slovenly",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "slovenly (comparative more slovenly, superlative most slovenly)",
      "name": "en-adv"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "slo‧ven‧ly"
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "In a slovenly manner."
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "en:adverb"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈslʌv.ən.li/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈslʌv.ən.li/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈslɒv.ən.li/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-slovenly.wav",
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/85/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-slovenly.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-slovenly.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "abnegacko"
    }
  ],
  "word": "slovenly"
}

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