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Definition of Slovenlinesses
1. slovenliness [n] - See also: slovenliness
Lexicographical Neighbors of Slovenlinesses
Literary usage of Slovenlinesses
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1830)
"There » ere several slips of the pen and slovenlinesses of style (for which I
did uot think him at all accountable, since an artist wrote with his left hand ..."
2. Dramatic Opinions and Essays: With an Apology by Bernard Shaw (1907)
"No doubt there are slips and slovenlinesses of the kind that careful revisers
eliminate; but they count for so little in the mass of accomplishment that it ..."
3. Masters of the English Novel: A Study of Principles and Personalities by Richard Burton (1909)
"He was tolerant of colloquial concessions that never lapsed into vulgarity; even
his slips and slovenlinesses are those of the well-bred. ..."
4. Dramatic Opinions and Essays with an Apology by Bernard Shaw (1907)
"of the popular playwright, are employed with a profusion of power that almost
breaks their backs. No doubt there are slips and slovenlinesses of ..."
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