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Definition of "sloven" []

  • One who is habitually careless in personal appearance or work. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "sloven" in a sentence
  • "As to his dress in general, he cannot indeed be called a sloven, but sometimes he is too gaudy, at other times too plain, to be uniformly elegant."
  • "This sloven real life jabba the hut is really a nuisance to society, but he has his moments of entertainment. jvoe Says:"
  • "They are the most unpatriotic, sloven, knuckle-draggers I've ever seen."