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)

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

Synonyms

See also Thesaurus:careless

Derived terms

slovenliness

Translations

having an untidy appearance; unkempt

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

dirty, unwashed; disorderly

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

careless or negligent; sloppy

Bulgarian: небрежен (bg) (nebrežen), немарлив (bg) (nemarliv)
Czech: ledabylý
Dutch: slordig (nl)
Finnish: suruton (fi)
French: négligé (fr), bâclé (fr)
German: schluderig, nachlässig (de), schlampig (de)
Hungarian: hanyag (hu), felületes (hu)
Irish: leibideach
Italian: trascurato (it)
Macedonian: запустен (zapusten)
Maori: hakuhakutai, hakirara, hakurara, tāheha, taruweka
Polish: abnegacki
Portuguese: descuidado (pt)
Russian: неаккура́тный (ru) (neakkurátnyj), небре́жный (ru) (nebréžnyj)
Spanish: descuidado (es)
Swedish: slarvig (sv), hafsig

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Spanish: ^{(please verify)} sucio (es)

Adverb

slovenly (comparative more slovenly, superlative most slovenly)

In a slovenly manner.

Translations

Polish: abnegacko

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