GRE vocabulary
slovenly
messy, careless, and untidy in appearance or habits
In a sentence
Slovenly in a sentence
Here is an example sentence showing slovenly in a sentence.
His slovenly handwriting made the notes nearly illegible.
Synonyms
Antonyms
tidymeticulous
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Common questions
Questions about “slovenly”
Slovenly (adjective) means messy, careless, and untidy in appearance or habits
Here is slovenly used in an example sentence: "His slovenly handwriting made the notes nearly illegible."
Common synonyms for slovenly include sloppy, unkempt, disheveled.
Antonyms of slovenly include tidy, meticulous.
Slovenly is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.
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