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Definition of Slovenly person
1. Noun. A coarse obnoxious person.
Specialized synonyms: Litter Lout, Litterbug, Litterer, Slattern, Slovenly Woman, Slut, Trollop
Generic synonyms: Vulgarian
Derivative terms: Slovenly
Lexicographical Neighbors of Slovenly Person
Literary usage of Slovenly person
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Zulu-English Dictionary with Notes on Pronunciation: A Revised Orthography by Alfred T. Bryant (1905)
"Dirty, slovenly person, in his body, dress, etc. ... Dirty, slovenly person with
a dusty-looking uncleaned body and neglected dress; such a neglected, ..."
2. A Zulu-English Dictionary with Notes on Pronunciation: A Revised Orthography by Alfred T. Bryant (1905)
"Dirty, slovenly person, in his body, dress, etc. ... Dirty, slovenly person with
a dusty-looking uncleaned body and neglected dress; such a neglected, ..."
3. The Guild of Good Life: A Narrative of Domestic Health and Economy by Benjamin Ward Richardson (1886)
"I want to add to this, that the habit of the tidy person is healthy, while that
of the slovenly person is not healthy and never can be. ..."
4. The Christian Leaders of the Last Century: Or, England a Hundred Years Ago by John Charles Ryle (1869)
"... Master of one of the colleges: 'Who is that slovenly person with his stockings
down V The master replied : ' That slovenly person, as you call him, ..."
5. A New English-German and German-English Dictionary: Containing All the Words by Adolphus Bernays (1834)
"—net, B. drag-net, draw-net fig. slovenly person; slut. ... sort of fishing-net;
slovenly person; slut. —fei(, n. towing- rope, halser. ..."
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