Slovenly, a.
1. Having the habits of a sloven; negligent of neatness and order, especially in dress. A slovenly, lazy fellow, bolling at his ease. L'Estrange.
2. Characteristic of a solven; lacking neatness and order; evincing negligence; as, slovenly dress.
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Slovenly, adv.
a slovenly manner.
Shades of meaning
Fernald lists slovenly only as an antonym, under neat.
He lists it without comment; the entries above explain its neighbors.
Synonyms
none given