as in sloppy
lacking neatness in dress or person
for the sake of their image, the band members transformed themselves from clean-cut lads to slovenly rockers
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as in sloppily
in a careless or unfashionable manner
an employee who went overboard on dress-down day and was reprimanded for dressing slovenly on the job
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David Browne, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2023
Trump’s bizarre and slovenly behavior with classified material was a disgrace.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 21 June 2023
Keith and Anita have been living as a slovenly, decadent version of a domestic family unit.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 30 May 2023
That’s what infused his slovenly pirate thing with such style.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 30 May 2023
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Keith Richards’ and Ron Wood’s guitars are crisp and uncluttered, with most of the slovenly strumming of the past banished.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2023
Trump’s bizarre and slovenly behavior with classified material was a disgrace.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 21 June 2023
Keith and Anita have been living as a slovenly, decadent version of a domestic family unit.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 30 May 2023
That’s what infused his slovenly pirate thing with such style.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 30 May 2023
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“Slovenly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slovenly. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.
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