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Unkempt vs. Slovenly — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Unkempt and Slovenly

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Unkempt

(especially of a person) having an untidy or dishevelled appearance
They were unwashed and unkempt

Slovenly

Untidy, as in dress or appearance.

Unkempt

Not combed
Unkempt hair.

Slovenly

Marked by negligence; careless or slipshod
A slovenly legal defense.

Unkempt

Disorderly or untidy in appearance
An unkempt vagabond.
An unkempt garden.

Slovenly

Having an untidy appearance; unkempt.
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Unkempt

(of hair) Uncombed; dishevelled.

Slovenly

Dirty, unwashed; disorderly.

Unkempt

(by extension) Disorderly; untidy; messy; not kept up.
Unkempt bedroom

Slovenly

Careless or negligent; sloppy.

Unkempt

(figurative) Rough; unpolished

Slovenly

In a slovenly manner.
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Unkempt

Not combed; disheveled; as, an urchin with unkempt hair.

Slovenly

Having the habits of a sloven; negligent of neatness and order, especially in dress.
A slovenly, lazy fellow, lolling at his ease.

Unkempt

Fig.; Not smoothed; unpolished; rough.
My rhymes be rugged and unkempt.

Slovenly

Characteristic of a sloven; lacking neatness and order; evincing negligence; as, slovenly dress.

Unkempt

Not neatly combed;
Wild unkempt hair

Slovenly

A slovenly manner.

Unkempt

Not neat or cared for; slovenly;
His unkempt appearance

Slovenly

Negligent of neatness especially in dress and person; habitually dirty and unkempt;
Filled the door with her frowzy bulk
Frowzy white hair
Slovenly appearance

Unkempt

Not properly maintained;
An unkempt garden
Native vistas and unkempt rambling paths

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