sloven
[adjective]
Synonyms: slovenly, careless, disheveled, ill-kempt, messy, slipshod, sloppy, uncombed, unkempt, untidy

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

sloven noun & adjective. ['slʌv(ǝ)n] L15.
[Perh. based on Flemish sloef dirty, squalid, Dutch slof negligent.]
A. noun.
1. A person of low character or manners; a knave, a rascal. L15-L17.

2. A person of slothful habits; a lazy, idle fellow. Only in 16.

3. A person who is negligent in personal appearance or cleanliness; an untidy or dirty person. M16.

4. A careless or slipshod worker. L18.

5. A low wagon. Also sloven-wagon. Canad. L19.

6. Forestry. The splintered part of the stump left when a tree is felled. M20.
b. adjective. Slovenly. Also (US), uncultivated, untrained. E19.

■ slovenlike adjective & adverb (rare) = SLOVENLY adjective, adverb E19.

■ slovenness noun slovenliness M17-L18.

■ slovenry noun (now rare) slovenliness, carelessness, negligence M16.

[TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲

sloven verb¹. ['slʌv(ǝ)n] rare. M16.
[from the noun.]
1. verb intrans. Be slothful or indolent. Only in M16.

2. verb refl. Dress in a slovenly or untidy manner. Only in L16.

3. verb trans. Treat or do in a slovenly or careless manner. E19.

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