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slovenliness

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slov·en·ly  (slvn-l)
adj.
1. Untidy, as in dress or appearance.
2. Marked by negligence; slipshod. See Synonyms at sloppy.
sloven·li·ness n.
sloven·ly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.slovenlinessslovenliness - a lack of order and tidiness; not cared for
unkemptness, sloppiness
untidiness - the condition of being untidy
shagginess - unkemptness of hair
2.slovenliness - habitual uncleanliness
uncleanliness - lack of cleanly habits
slatternliness, sluttishness - in the manner of a slattern
Translations
slovenliness [ˈslʌvnlɪnɪs] N [of appearance] → desaseo m; [of work] → chapucería f, descuido m
slovenliness
n → Schlampigkeit f; (of person, work also) → Schlud(e)rigkeit f (inf)
slovenliness [ˈslʌvnlɪnɪs] n (of person) → sciatteria; (of work) → trascuratezza
slovenliness [ˈslʌvnlɪnɪs] n (of person) → sciatteria; (of work) → trascuratezza


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Go not ungirt and loose, Sancho; for disordered attire is a sign of an unstable mind, unless indeed the slovenliness and slackness is to he set down to craft, as was the common opinion in the case of Julius Caesar.
Don Quixote by Cervantes, Miguel View in context
It was annoying to come upon that everlasting slovenliness in the farm work against which he had been striving with all his might for so many years.
Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
Sort of fruit not mentioned; their usual slovenliness in statistics.
A Connecticut Yankee by Twain, Mark View in context
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