sloven

[ sluhv-uhn ]

/ ˈslʌv ən /

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noun

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

1400–50; late Middle English sloveyn, perhaps <Middle Dutch slof careless (Dutch slof careless, sloven to toil) + -inne feminine noun suffix

Words nearby sloven

slough, slough off, Slovak, Slovakia, Slovakian, sloven, Slovene, Slovenia, slovenly, slow, slow burn

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Example sentences from the Web for sloven

Keinohoomanawanui, a sloven, one persistently unclean, p. 88.
Hawaiian Folk Tales|Various
I was just finishing breakfast; I hadn't done my hair; if you must know, I was rather a sloven at that time.
The Tower of Oblivion|Oliver Onions
Then Kakuhihewa told them the whole story of the light seen in the mountains, and of the wishes of Kalelealuaka and the Sloven.
Hawaiian Folk Tales|Various
Johnson defended Kit Smart, the sloven, (mockery of a name,) having himself no great predilection for clean linen.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine--Volume 62, No. 386, December, 1847|Various

In France, a knave is dressed like a fop; and in the northern countries, like a sloven.
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling|Henry Fielding

British Dictionary definitions for sloven

sloven

/ (ˈslʌvən) /

noun

a person who is habitually negligent in appearance, hygiene, or work

Word Origin for sloven

C15: probably related to Flemish sloef dirty, Dutch slof negligent

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单词	sloven
释义	sloven [ sluhv-uhn ] / ˈslʌv ən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR sloven ON THESAURUS.COM noun 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 1400–50; late Middle English sloveyn, perhaps <Middle Dutch slof careless (Dutch slof careless, sloven to toil) + -inne feminine noun suffix Words nearby sloven slough, slough off, Slovak, Slovakia, Slovakian, sloven, Slovene, Slovenia, slovenly, slow, slow burn Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sloven Keinohoomanawanui, a sloven, one persistently unclean, p. 88. Hawaiian Folk Tales\|Various I was just finishing breakfast; I hadn't done my hair; if you must know, I was rather a sloven at that time. The Tower of Oblivion\|Oliver Onions Then Kakuhihewa told them the whole story of the light seen in the mountains, and of the wishes of Kalelealuaka and the Sloven. Hawaiian Folk Tales\|Various Johnson defended Kit Smart, the sloven, (mockery of a name,) having himself no great predilection for clean linen. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine--Volume 62, No. 386, December, 1847\|Various In France, a knave is dressed like a fop; and in the northern countries, like a sloven. The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling\|Henry Fielding British Dictionary definitions for sloven sloven / (ˈslʌvən) / noun a person who is habitually negligent in appearance, hygiene, or work Word Origin for sloven C15: probably related to Flemish sloef dirty, Dutch slof negligent Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to sloven hog, ragamuffin, boor, slattern, tatterdemalion, swine, pig, draggletail
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sloven

noun

Origin of sloven

Words nearby sloven

Example sentences from the Web for sloven

British Dictionary definitions for sloven

noun

Word Origin for sloven

Words related to sloven