sloven
a person who is habitually negligent of neatness or cleanliness in dress, appearance, etc.
a person who works, acts, speaks, etc., in a negligent, slipshod manner.
Origin of sloven
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How to use sloven in a sentence
I've got a thousand-legged worm at the head of a pismire flush, and it serves us right, for a lot of slovens.
Woodcraft and Camping | George Washington Sears (Nessmuk)The decked-out dandies before the world are frequently the greatest slovens in domestic privacy.
East Lynne | Mrs. Henry WoodEnglish girls are not all slovens, and nowadays decently bred Germans behave like other people at table.
Home Life in Germany | Mrs. Alfred SidgwickBut these same girls who look such slovens usually have stores of tidy well-made body linen and knitted stockings.
Home Life in Germany | Mrs. Alfred SidgwickThe slovens have left the lamp burning the whole nicht lang.
The House with the Green Shutters | George Douglas Brown
British Dictionary definitions for sloven
/ (ˈslʌvən) /
a person who is habitually negligent in appearance, hygiene, or work
Origin of sloven
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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