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- pronunciation:
- sluh
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- parts of speech:
- adjective, adverb
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
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adjective |
| definition: |
careless or disgustingly dirty.
Her grubby fingernails, ill-fitting clothes, and overall slovenly appearance made it unlikely she would be hired as a receptionist.slovenly work habits- synonyms:
- grubby, sloppy
- antonyms:
- careful, neat, tidy
- similar words:
- bedraggled, blowzy, careless, dirty, disheveled, frowzy, messy, unkempt, untidy
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| related words: |
ragged, shabby, squalid, threadbare |
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| part of speech: |
adverb |
| definition: |
in a careless or unclean way.
- synonyms:
- sloppily
- similar words:
- dirtily, frowzily, untidily
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| derivation: |
slovenliness (n.) |
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