Definition of slovenly in English:

slovenly

adjective ˈslʌv(ə)nliˈsləvənli

1(especially of a person or their appearance) untidy and dirty.
（尤指人或其外观）不整洁的，邋遢的
a fat, slovenly ex-rock star
Example sentencesExamples
- At the same time, others might tend to take you more seriously, for better or for worse - they might perceive you as just a little bit more with-it and competent than your slovenly colleagues.
- So there's still plenty of hope that slovenly women have it together on the inside - at least as often as slovenly men.
- It was George ‘Beau’ Brummell who restored order to the slovenly neckwear of his time, by devising the use of starch on a muslin neckcloth, so that it would retain its shape throughout the day.
- But to be honest I felt they could have made more of an effort just with simple things like cleaning the toilets and I felt the staff had a slovenly attitude.
- Two lads with notably large feet and broken shoes dance skillfully while a slovenly, fat woman picks at her guitar.
- As Sylvie's grandmother would say (as she did, indeed, frequently say), Sylvie is slovenly, slatternly.
- Despite her basic beauty, she has a slovenly appearance, as though some strange magnetism randomly attaches clothes to her body every morning.
- It's interesting to watch polite, articulate, well groomed military officers field questions from slovenly reporters who look and sound like college students after an all-nighter.
- After seeing a number of slovenly men transformed by snappy suits, I wonder how I'll clean up.
- It begins with no one troubling to polish their shoes and ends with slovenly doctors and nurses who cannot be bothered to wash their hands, killing 5,000 patients a year with MRSA.
- On top of which the actress is awful, unwatchable, the most slovenly girl to appear on the screen in a long, long time.
- Yet despite his slovenly appearance, somehow Araki is always followed by lovely young ladies in kimonos and gangs of sharp-dressed yes men.
- On the other end of the phone, half the country away, is Vinnie, an unkempt, badly shaven, slovenly dressed loser.
- But, you also say that the big boss doesn't take your co-worker's slovenly appearance quite as seriously as you do.
- Eric shook his head - where did such a slovenly man get such ideas?
- I prefer it when Georges isn't cluttering up the place like a slovenly teenager.
- Before all that, Simon had been obliged to reason with Matthau, who initially insisted that he wanted to play the impossibly particular Felix rather than the slovenly Oscar because, he said, that would involve real acting.
- You tend to get a little slovenly without the pressure of public appearance.
- The primary point of the character is to provide a source of gross-out humor, as the group reacts to his slovenly appearance and phlegmy cough.
- Often slovenly and untidy, she dressed to draw attention to her figure, and the history of her love affairs and marriages provided a basis for much talk.
Synonyms
scruffy, untidy, messy, unkempt, ill-groomed, slatternly, dishevelled, bedraggled, tousled, rumpled, frowzy, blowsy, down at heel
dirty, grubby
sluttish
informal slobbish, slobby
North American informal raggedy, schlumpy, raunchy
archaic draggle-tailed
1. 1.1 (especially of a person or action) careless; excessively casual.
  （尤指人或行为）粗心的；散漫的
  slovenly speech
  信口开河的发言。
  Example sentencesExamples
  You can't let it out of control, though, otherwise you'll grow slovenly and disgusting.
  But T-shirts stretched over protruding bellies, shorts exposing hairy legs, and toes sprouting out of sandals are not casual - they're slovenly.
  Then again, if he's objecting to your haphazard grammar and slovenly spelling, he has a point.
  Synonyms
  careless, slapdash, slipshod, disorganized, unorganized, unsystematic, unmethodical, haphazard, hit-or-miss, untidy, messy, thoughtless, negligent, neglectful, lax, lackadaisical, slack
  informal sloppy, slap-happy, couldn't-care-less

Derivatives

slovenliness

noun ˈslʌv(ə)nlɪnəs

They went on to accuse the by-then dead Sherburn of sloppy scholarship, slovenliness in proofreading, deception, ruthless and clumsy editing, prudery, censorship, and the hostile trivialization of a great work of Western literature.
Example sentencesExamples
- George Orwell wrote that the English language ‘becomes ugly and inaccurate because our thoughts are foolish, but the slovenliness of our language makes it easier for us to have foolish thoughts.’
- He told ludicrous stories about seeing empty bottles and litter piled ‘one meter deep’ along roadsides in America, illustrating our environmental slovenliness.
- I said, for shame, these men will see our slovenliness, these sticky sherry glasses everywhere, these newspapers scattered on the carpets since the maidservants were no more.
- This is meant to convey a general slovenliness, and it does, but it also keeps the character removed from us in a way that I'm not sure, especially combined with his strangled voice, is good for the performance.

Definition of slovenly in US English:

slovenly

adjectiveˈsləvənliˈsləvənlē

1(especially of a person or their appearance) messy and dirty.
（尤指人或其外观）不整洁的，邋遢的
he was upbraided for his slovenly appearance
他因外表邋遢而受到斥责。
Example sentencesExamples
- Before all that, Simon had been obliged to reason with Matthau, who initially insisted that he wanted to play the impossibly particular Felix rather than the slovenly Oscar because, he said, that would involve real acting.
- Two lads with notably large feet and broken shoes dance skillfully while a slovenly, fat woman picks at her guitar.
- It was George ‘Beau’ Brummell who restored order to the slovenly neckwear of his time, by devising the use of starch on a muslin neckcloth, so that it would retain its shape throughout the day.
- You tend to get a little slovenly without the pressure of public appearance.
- But, you also say that the big boss doesn't take your co-worker's slovenly appearance quite as seriously as you do.
- But to be honest I felt they could have made more of an effort just with simple things like cleaning the toilets and I felt the staff had a slovenly attitude.
- Eric shook his head - where did such a slovenly man get such ideas?
- As Sylvie's grandmother would say (as she did, indeed, frequently say), Sylvie is slovenly, slatternly.
- After seeing a number of slovenly men transformed by snappy suits, I wonder how I'll clean up.
- At the same time, others might tend to take you more seriously, for better or for worse - they might perceive you as just a little bit more with-it and competent than your slovenly colleagues.
- Yet despite his slovenly appearance, somehow Araki is always followed by lovely young ladies in kimonos and gangs of sharp-dressed yes men.
- It begins with no one troubling to polish their shoes and ends with slovenly doctors and nurses who cannot be bothered to wash their hands, killing 5,000 patients a year with MRSA.
- The primary point of the character is to provide a source of gross-out humor, as the group reacts to his slovenly appearance and phlegmy cough.
- So there's still plenty of hope that slovenly women have it together on the inside - at least as often as slovenly men.
- It's interesting to watch polite, articulate, well groomed military officers field questions from slovenly reporters who look and sound like college students after an all-nighter.
- Despite her basic beauty, she has a slovenly appearance, as though some strange magnetism randomly attaches clothes to her body every morning.
- Often slovenly and untidy, she dressed to draw attention to her figure, and the history of her love affairs and marriages provided a basis for much talk.
- On top of which the actress is awful, unwatchable, the most slovenly girl to appear on the screen in a long, long time.
- I prefer it when Georges isn't cluttering up the place like a slovenly teenager.
- On the other end of the phone, half the country away, is Vinnie, an unkempt, badly shaven, slovenly dressed loser.
Synonyms
scruffy, untidy, messy, unkempt, ill-groomed, slatternly, dishevelled, bedraggled, tousled, rumpled, frowzy, blowsy, down at heel
1. 1.1 (especially of a person or action) careless; excessively casual.
  （尤指人或行为）粗心的；散漫的
  slovenly speech
  信口开河的发言。
  Example sentencesExamples
  But T-shirts stretched over protruding bellies, shorts exposing hairy legs, and toes sprouting out of sandals are not casual - they're slovenly.
  Then again, if he's objecting to your haphazard grammar and slovenly spelling, he has a point.
  You can't let it out of control, though, otherwise you'll grow slovenly and disgusting.
  Synonyms
  careless, slapdash, slipshod, disorganized, unorganized, unsystematic, unmethodical, haphazard, hit-or-miss, untidy, messy, thoughtless, negligent, neglectful, lax, lackadaisical, slack

单词	slovenly
释义	Definition of slovenly in English: slovenly adjective ˈslʌv(ə)nliˈsləvənli 1(especially of a person or their appearance) untidy and dirty. （尤指人或其外观）不整洁的，邋遢的 a fat, slovenly ex-rock star Example sentencesExamples At the same time, others might tend to take you more seriously, for better or for worse - they might perceive you as just a little bit more with-it and competent than your slovenly colleagues. So there's still plenty of hope that slovenly women have it together on the inside - at least as often as slovenly men. It was George ‘Beau’ Brummell who restored order to the slovenly neckwear of his time, by devising the use of starch on a muslin neckcloth, so that it would retain its shape throughout the day. But to be honest I felt they could have made more of an effort just with simple things like cleaning the toilets and I felt the staff had a slovenly attitude. Two lads with notably large feet and broken shoes dance skillfully while a slovenly, fat woman picks at her guitar. As Sylvie's grandmother would say (as she did, indeed, frequently say), Sylvie is slovenly, slatternly. Despite her basic beauty, she has a slovenly appearance, as though some strange magnetism randomly attaches clothes to her body every morning. It's interesting to watch polite, articulate, well groomed military officers field questions from slovenly reporters who look and sound like college students after an all-nighter. After seeing a number of slovenly men transformed by snappy suits, I wonder how I'll clean up. It begins with no one troubling to polish their shoes and ends with slovenly doctors and nurses who cannot be bothered to wash their hands, killing 5,000 patients a year with MRSA. On top of which the actress is awful, unwatchable, the most slovenly girl to appear on the screen in a long, long time. Yet despite his slovenly appearance, somehow Araki is always followed by lovely young ladies in kimonos and gangs of sharp-dressed yes men. On the other end of the phone, half the country away, is Vinnie, an unkempt, badly shaven, slovenly dressed loser. But, you also say that the big boss doesn't take your co-worker's slovenly appearance quite as seriously as you do. Eric shook his head - where did such a slovenly man get such ideas? I prefer it when Georges isn't cluttering up the place like a slovenly teenager. Before all that, Simon had been obliged to reason with Matthau, who initially insisted that he wanted to play the impossibly particular Felix rather than the slovenly Oscar because, he said, that would involve real acting. You tend to get a little slovenly without the pressure of public appearance. The primary point of the character is to provide a source of gross-out humor, as the group reacts to his slovenly appearance and phlegmy cough. Often slovenly and untidy, she dressed to draw attention to her figure, and the history of her love affairs and marriages provided a basis for much talk. Synonyms scruffy, untidy, messy, unkempt, ill-groomed, slatternly, dishevelled, bedraggled, tousled, rumpled, frowzy, blowsy, down at heel dirty, grubby sluttish informal slobbish, slobby North American informal raggedy, schlumpy, raunchy archaic draggle-tailed 1.1 (especially of a person or action) careless; excessively casual. （尤指人或行为）粗心的；散漫的 slovenly speech 信口开河的发言。 Example sentencesExamples You can't let it out of control, though, otherwise you'll grow slovenly and disgusting. But T-shirts stretched over protruding bellies, shorts exposing hairy legs, and toes sprouting out of sandals are not casual - they're slovenly. Then again, if he's objecting to your haphazard grammar and slovenly spelling, he has a point. Synonyms careless, slapdash, slipshod, disorganized, unorganized, unsystematic, unmethodical, haphazard, hit-or-miss, untidy, messy, thoughtless, negligent, neglectful, lax, lackadaisical, slack informal sloppy, slap-happy, couldn't-care-less Derivatives slovenliness noun ˈslʌv(ə)nlɪnəs They went on to accuse the by-then dead Sherburn of sloppy scholarship, slovenliness in proofreading, deception, ruthless and clumsy editing, prudery, censorship, and the hostile trivialization of a great work of Western literature. Example sentencesExamples George Orwell wrote that the English language ‘becomes ugly and inaccurate because our thoughts are foolish, but the slovenliness of our language makes it easier for us to have foolish thoughts.’ He told ludicrous stories about seeing empty bottles and litter piled ‘one meter deep’ along roadsides in America, illustrating our environmental slovenliness. I said, for shame, these men will see our slovenliness, these sticky sherry glasses everywhere, these newspapers scattered on the carpets since the maidservants were no more. This is meant to convey a general slovenliness, and it does, but it also keeps the character removed from us in a way that I'm not sure, especially combined with his strangled voice, is good for the performance. Definition of slovenly in US English: slovenly adjectiveˈsləvənliˈsləvənlē 1(especially of a person or their appearance) messy and dirty. （尤指人或其外观）不整洁的，邋遢的 he was upbraided for his slovenly appearance 他因外表邋遢而受到斥责。 Example sentencesExamples Before all that, Simon had been obliged to reason with Matthau, who initially insisted that he wanted to play the impossibly particular Felix rather than the slovenly Oscar because, he said, that would involve real acting. Two lads with notably large feet and broken shoes dance skillfully while a slovenly, fat woman picks at her guitar. It was George ‘Beau’ Brummell who restored order to the slovenly neckwear of his time, by devising the use of starch on a muslin neckcloth, so that it would retain its shape throughout the day. You tend to get a little slovenly without the pressure of public appearance. But, you also say that the big boss doesn't take your co-worker's slovenly appearance quite as seriously as you do. But to be honest I felt they could have made more of an effort just with simple things like cleaning the toilets and I felt the staff had a slovenly attitude. Eric shook his head - where did such a slovenly man get such ideas? As Sylvie's grandmother would say (as she did, indeed, frequently say), Sylvie is slovenly, slatternly. After seeing a number of slovenly men transformed by snappy suits, I wonder how I'll clean up. At the same time, others might tend to take you more seriously, for better or for worse - they might perceive you as just a little bit more with-it and competent than your slovenly colleagues. Yet despite his slovenly appearance, somehow Araki is always followed by lovely young ladies in kimonos and gangs of sharp-dressed yes men. It begins with no one troubling to polish their shoes and ends with slovenly doctors and nurses who cannot be bothered to wash their hands, killing 5,000 patients a year with MRSA. The primary point of the character is to provide a source of gross-out humor, as the group reacts to his slovenly appearance and phlegmy cough. So there's still plenty of hope that slovenly women have it together on the inside - at least as often as slovenly men. It's interesting to watch polite, articulate, well groomed military officers field questions from slovenly reporters who look and sound like college students after an all-nighter. Despite her basic beauty, she has a slovenly appearance, as though some strange magnetism randomly attaches clothes to her body every morning. Often slovenly and untidy, she dressed to draw attention to her figure, and the history of her love affairs and marriages provided a basis for much talk. On top of which the actress is awful, unwatchable, the most slovenly girl to appear on the screen in a long, long time. I prefer it when Georges isn't cluttering up the place like a slovenly teenager. On the other end of the phone, half the country away, is Vinnie, an unkempt, badly shaven, slovenly dressed loser. Synonyms scruffy, untidy, messy, unkempt, ill-groomed, slatternly, dishevelled, bedraggled, tousled, rumpled, frowzy, blowsy, down at heel 1.1 (especially of a person or action) careless; excessively casual. （尤指人或行为）粗心的；散漫的 slovenly speech 信口开河的发言。 Example sentencesExamples But T-shirts stretched over protruding bellies, shorts exposing hairy legs, and toes sprouting out of sandals are not casual - they're slovenly. Then again, if he's objecting to your haphazard grammar and slovenly spelling, he has a point. You can't let it out of control, though, otherwise you'll grow slovenly and disgusting. Synonyms careless, slapdash, slipshod, disorganized, unorganized, unsystematic, unmethodical, haphazard, hit-or-miss, untidy, messy, thoughtless, negligent, neglectful, lax, lackadaisical, slack
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