sloven

²sloven

adj

Definition of SLOVEN

: slovenly

Examples of SLOVEN

1. <the lawyer's sloven appearance led me to question his professionalism>

First Known Use of SLOVEN

1815

Related to SLOVEN

Synonyms: blowsy (also blowzy), dowdy, frowsy (or frowzy), slobbish, slobby, sloppy, slovenly, unkempt, untidy

Antonyms: dapper, dashing, dolled up, sharp, smart, spruce

Related Words: slatternly; chaotic, cluttered, confused, disarranged, disheveled (or dishevelled), disordered, messed, messy, muddled, mussed, mussy, rumpled, shaggy, uncombed, wrinkled; shabby, sleazy; besmirched, blackened, dingy, dirty, filthy, foul, grimy, grubby, grungy, mucky, nasty, scroungy, scuzzy [slang], soiled, spotted, squalid, stained, sullied, unclean, uncleanly

Near Antonyms: chic, fashionable, modish, stylish; combed, groomed; neat, ordered, orderly, tidy; careful, fastidious, fussy, meticulous; clean, cleaned, cleanly, immaculate, sparkling, spotless, stainless, unsoiled, unsullied

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