英语词汇“slovenly”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

in the sense of loose

Definition

lacking a sense of propriety

part of a campaign aimed at educating employees on the perils of loose lips

Synonyms

careless,

rash,

lax,

negligent,

thoughtless,

imprudent,

heedless,

unmindful

in the sense of negligent

The jury ruled that the Council had acted in a negligent manner.

Synonyms

careless,

regardless,

slack,

thoughtless,

inadvertent,

unthinking,

forgetful,

slapdash,

neglectful,

heedless,

slipshod,

inattentive,

remiss (formal),

unmindful,

disregardful

in the sense of slack

Definition

careless in one's work

Many publishers have simply become far too slack.

Synonyms

negligent,

lazy,

lax,

idle,

easy-going,

inactive,

tardy,

slapdash,

neglectful,

slipshod,

inattentive,

remiss (formal),

asleep on the job (informal)

in the sense of slapdash

Definition

careless or hasty

a slapdash piece of work

Synonyms

careless,

sloppy (informal),

hasty,

disorderly,

hurried,

last-minute,

messy,

clumsy,

negligent,

untidy,

haphazard,

perfunctory,

thoughtless,

thrown-together,

slovenly,

slipshod

in the sense of slatternly

Synonyms

dirty,

sloppy (informal),

slovenly,

untidy,

bedraggled,

unkempt,

unclean,

slipshod,

sluttish,

frowzy,

draggletailed (archaic)

in the sense of slipshod

Definition

(of an action) done in a careless way without attention to detail

The hotel had always been run in a slipshod way.

Synonyms

careless,

sloppy (informal),

loose,

slapdash,

casual,

untidy,

slovenly,

unsystematic

in the sense of sloppy

Definition

careless or untidy

I won't accept sloppy work from my students.

Synonyms

careless,

slovenly,

slipshod,

messy,

clumsy,

untidy,

amateurish,

hit-or-miss (informal),

inattentive

in the sense of unkempt

Definition

untidy or slovenly

The child was unkempt and dirty.

Synonyms

untidy,

scruffy,

dishevelled,

disordered,

messy,

sloppy (informal),

shabby,

rumpled,

bedraggled,

slovenly,

blowsy,

sluttish,

slatternly,

disarranged,

ungroomed,

disarrayed,

frowzy,

daggy (Australian, New Zealand, informal)

单词	slovenly
释义	Trends of slovenly View usage for: slovenly (slʌvənli) adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] Slovenly people are careless, untidy, or inefficient. [disapproval] Lisa was irritated by the slovenly attitude of her boyfriend Sean. More Synonyms of slovenly slovenly in British English (ˈslʌvənlɪ) adjective 1. frequently or habitually unclean or untidy 2. negligent and careless; slipshod slovenly manners adverb 3. in a negligent or slovenly manner Derived forms slovenliness (ˈslovenliness) noun slovenly in American English (ˈslʌvənli) adjectiveWord forms: ˈslovenlier or ˈslovenliest 1. characteristic of a sloven 2. careless in appearance, habits, work, etc.; untidy; slipshod adverb 3. in a slovenly manner Derived forms slovenliness (ˈslovenliness) noun Examples of 'slovenly' in a sentence slovenly I'd wondered if she'd have set the table in the kitchen, there just being the two of us, but perhaps she considered that to be slovenly. Harris, Elizabeth TIME OF THE WOLF (2003) Since then Maurice had seen him roaming about here and there, looking slovenly. Daisy Waugh TEN STEPS TO HAPPINESS (2003) `Now that he has put his mind to his learning,' he added heavily, and I heard there the master's rebuke of my slovenly parenting. Robin Hobb THE GOLDEN FOOL: BOOK TWO OF THE TAWNY MAN (2003) Looking down at his shoe so enraged the man that he began to curse the Romans for their slovenly public habits. Richard Wright 52449_CLARA (2003) 1 (adjective) in the sense of untidy Definition always unclean or untidy He was gruff, slovenly, and given to brooding. Synonyms untidy Clothes were thrown in the luggage in an untidy heap. disorderly The desk was covered in a disorderly jumble of old papers. unkempt The child was unkempt and dirty. slatternly (old-fashioned) daggy (Australian, New Zealand, informal) He turned up wearing a daggy tracksuit. Opposites smart , trim , neat , tidy , orderly , clean , meticulous , well-groomed , shipshape , soigné or soignée 2 (adjective) in the sense of careless Definition negligent and careless Such slovenly work is simply unacceptable. Synonyms careless He pleaded guilty to careless driving. sloppy (informal) I won't accept sloppy work from my students. negligent The jury ruled that the Council had acted in a negligent manner. slapdash a slapdash piece of work loose part of a campaign aimed at educating employees on the perils of loose lips slack Many publishers have simply become far too slack. heedless She scattered the letters about in her heedless haste. slipshod The hotel had always been run in a slipshod way. Opposites careful , meticulous , conscientious , disciplined , methodical , well-ordered Additional synonyms in the sense of daggy Definition untidy He turned up wearing a daggy tracksuit. Synonyms untidy, unkempt, dishevelled, tousled, disordered, messy, ruffled, scruffy, rumpled, bedraggled, ratty (informal), straggly, windblown, disarranged, mussed up (informal) in the sense of disorderly Definition untidy and disorganized The desk was covered in a disorderly jumble of old papers. Synonyms untidy, confused, chaotic, messy, irregular, jumbled, indiscriminate, shambolic (informal), disorganized, higgledy-piggledy (informal), unsystematic in the sense of heedless Definition taking no notice She scattered the letters about in her heedless haste. Synonyms careless, reckless, negligent, rash, precipitate, oblivious, foolhardy, thoughtless, unthinking, imprudent, neglectful, inattentive, incautious, unmindful, unobservant Nearby words of slovenly slouch around slouching slough off slovenly slow slow down slowly Synonyms of 'slovenly' slovenly Explore 'slovenly' in the dictionary Additional synonyms in the sense of loose Definition lacking a sense of propriety part of a campaign aimed at educating employees on the perils of loose lips Synonyms careless, rash, lax, negligent, thoughtless, imprudent, heedless, unmindful in the sense of negligent The jury ruled that the Council had acted in a negligent manner. Synonyms careless, regardless, slack, thoughtless, inadvertent, unthinking, forgetful, slapdash, neglectful, heedless, slipshod, inattentive, remiss (formal), unmindful, disregardful in the sense of slack Definition careless in one's work Many publishers have simply become far too slack. Synonyms negligent, lazy, lax, idle, easy-going, inactive, tardy, slapdash, neglectful, slipshod, inattentive, remiss (formal), asleep on the job (informal) in the sense of slapdash Definition careless or hasty a slapdash piece of work Synonyms careless, sloppy (informal), hasty, disorderly, hurried, last-minute, messy, clumsy, negligent, untidy, haphazard, perfunctory, thoughtless, thrown-together, slovenly, slipshod in the sense of slatternly Synonyms dirty, sloppy (informal), slovenly, untidy, bedraggled, unkempt, unclean, slipshod, sluttish, frowzy, draggletailed (archaic) in the sense of slipshod Definition (of an action) done in a careless way without attention to detail The hotel had always been run in a slipshod way. Synonyms careless, sloppy (informal), loose, slapdash, casual, untidy, slovenly, unsystematic in the sense of sloppy Definition careless or untidy I won't accept sloppy work from my students. Synonyms careless, slovenly, slipshod, messy, clumsy, untidy, amateurish, hit-or-miss (informal), inattentive in the sense of unkempt Definition untidy or slovenly The child was unkempt and dirty. Synonyms untidy, scruffy, dishevelled, disordered, messy, sloppy (informal), shabby, rumpled, bedraggled, slovenly, blowsy, sluttish, slatternly, disarranged, ungroomed, disarrayed, frowzy, daggy (Australian, New Zealand, informal)
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