slovenly
slovenly is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 36 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Characteristic of a solven; lacking neatness and order; evincing negligence; as, slovenly dress.
- 2.a slovenly manner.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- bald
- bland
- careless
- childish
- cold
- colorless
- diffuse
- dry
- dull
- feeble
- feebleness
- flatulent
- frigid
- inexact
- jejune
- languid
- lax
- loose
- lukewarm
- meager
- monotonous
- negligent
- poor
- prosaic
- prosy
- puerile
- rambling
- sketchy
- slight
- slipshod
- slipslop
- tame
- trashy
- vapid
- washy
- weak
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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