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slovenliness

/sluhv-uhn-lee/US // ˈslʌv ən li //UK // (ˈslʌvənlɪ) //

邋遢,懒惰,邋遢程度,邋遢行为

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    slov·en·li·er, slov·en·li·est.

    • : untidy or unclean in appearance or habits.
    • : characteristic of a sloven; slipshod: slovenly work.
adv.副词 adverb
  1. 1
    • : in an untidy, careless, or slipshod manner.

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Examples

  • Mere hastiness or slovenliness of work is not identical with the effect of inability to achieve mechanical neatness.

  • Books were strewn here and there, but there was no slovenliness or untidiness; and, ha!

  • The voices of the sleepy porters on the quay roused in him a craving for the gentle slovenliness of Irish speech.

  • In this method it is not always easy to distinguish economy from skill, or slovenliness from science.

  • Let him whose own enunciation is chemically free from localism or slovenliness cast the first stone even at "mebbe" and "ruther."