Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Neglect of order, neatness, or cleanliness; untidiness; slovenliness.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun obsolete Slovenliness.

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  • noun archaic dirtiness; uncleanliness

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Examples

  • At the finish of a round of time Sheremiah hired out his sons and all that they earned he took away from them; and he and Catrin toiled to recover Rhydwen from its slovenry.

    My Neighbors Stories of the Welsh People Caradoc Evans

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  • Citation on France.

    April 14, 2010