slovenly

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It would be difficult to name a more slovenly, a more worthless edition of any great classic.

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  1. adjective Untidy, as in dress or appearance.
  2. adjective Marked by negligence; slipshod. See Synonyms at sloppy.

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  • There would not be a service slovenly, unmusical, irreverent, or if not irreverent, at least unworthy of the glory of God In heaven flame the golden candles, and the censers fume with frankincense. —  The Village Pulpit, Volume II. Trinity to Advent A Complete Course of 66 Short Sermons, or Full Sermon Outlines for Each Sunday, and Some Chief Holy Days of the Christian Year
  • But, though he might not have a long way to go, yet he seemed already to have come from a very long distance Though neither soiled nor slovenly, his cream-colored suit had a tossed look, almost linty, as if, traveling night and day from some far country beyond the prairies, he had long been without the solace of a bed. —  The Confidence-Man
  • The other woman (the one in evidence when no guests were present) was considerably past her first youth, languid, depressed, slovenly, and ennuyee, though affectionate. —  Youth
  • They were more corpulent, slovenly, and indolent than the Shirry-dikas, and more peaceful. —  The Dog Crusoe and his Master
  • It was a shark, measuring five feet and three inches in length, and he must certainly have weighed nearly a hundred pounds From the study Mr Clare made of the subject, we found that the name by which the shark is technically known is Squalidae_, which includes a large family fitly designated, as your Latin dictionary will prove when you find the adjective squalidus_--"filthy, slovenly, loathsome." —  Captain Mugford Our Salt and Fresh Water Tutors
 

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disorderly ·  sloppy ·  unshaven ·  careless ·  unkempt ·  untidy ·  slothful ·  inattentive ·  negligent ·  disreputable ·  uncouth ·  heartless
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/ˈsləvnli/
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