Unkempt vs. Slovenly — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Unkempt and Slovenly
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Definitions
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
