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/
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

Dutch: slordig (nl), onverzorgd (nl)
Estonian: lohe, hoolitsemata
Finnish: hoitamaton (fi), sotkuinen (fi), epäsiisti (fi)
French: négligé (fr) m, dépeigné (fr) m
German: schluderig
Hausa: kucaki
Italian: sciatto (it)

Latvian: netīrīgs
Macedonian: неуреден m (neúreden), распашан m (ráspašan), запустен m (zápusten)
Maori: taruweka, hakirara, hakurara
Portuguese: mulambento m, muxibento m
Russian: неря́шливый (ru) (nerjášlivyj), неопря́тный (ru) (neoprjátnyj)
Spanish: dejado (es)
Swedish: sjabbig (sv)

dirty, unwashed; disorderly

Dutch: vuil (nl), slordig (nl)
Finnish: sotkuinen (fi)
French: sale (fr) m or f
Italian: sudicio (it) m, sporco (it) m
Latvian: netīrīgs

Macedonian: нечист m (néčist), гнасен m (gnásen), неуреден m (neúreden)
Portuguese: porco (pt)
Russian: гря́зный (ru) (grjáznyj)
Swedish: smutsig (sv), lortig (sv)

careless or negligent; sloppy

Dutch: slordig (nl)
Finnish: suruton
French: négligé (fr) m, bâclé (fr) m
German: schluderig, nachlässig (de), schlampig (de)
Irish: leibideach
Italian: trascurato (it)
Macedonian: запустен m (zápusten)

Maori: hakuhakutai, hakirara, hakurara, tāheha, taruweka
Portuguese: descuidado (pt)
Russian: неаккура́тный (ru) (neakkurátnyj), небре́жный (ru) (nebréžnyj)
Spanish: descuidado (es)
Swedish: slarvig (sv), hafsig
Westrobothnian: wasskøt

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Translations to be checked

Bulgarian: ^{(please verify)} небрежен (bg) (nebrežen), ^{(please verify)} немърлив (nemǎrliv)

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

Adverb

slovenly (comparative more slovenly, superlative most slovenly)

In a slovenly manner.

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