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slovenly - 1515, "low, base, lewd," later "untidy, dirty"
(1568), from sloven "immoral woman" (1450), probably
from M.Flem. sloovin "a scold," related to sloef "untidy,
shabby," from P.Gmc. *slup-.
But now not quite so insulting. Close to "unkempt".
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