slovenly
91slobby — slob informal ► NOUN ▪ a lazy and slovenly person. ► VERB ▪ behave in a lazy and slovenly manner. DERIVATIVES slobbish adjective slobby adjective. ORIGIN Irish slab mud …
92wallydrag — [wā′lēdrā΄gəlwā′lē drag΄] n. [< ?] Scot. 1. a weak, underdeveloped creature 2. a slovenly person; esp., a slovenly woman: Also wallydraigle [wā′lēdrā΄gəl] …
93slattern — n. a slovenly woman. Derivatives: slatternly adj. slatternliness n. Etymology: 17th c.: rel. to slattering slovenly, f. dial. slatter to spill, slop, waste, frequent. of slat strike …
94slovenliness — noun 1. a lack of order and tidiness; not cared for (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑sloppiness, ↑unkemptness • Derivationally related forms: ↑unkempt (for: ↑unkemptness), ↑slove …
95slov|en|ly — «SLUHV uhn lee», adjective, li|er, li|est, adverb. –adj. untidy, dirty, or careless in dress, appearance, habits, or work: »A thin elderly man, rather threadbare and slovenly (Washington Irving). SYNONYM(S): unkempt, slatternly, slipshod,… …
96Daggle-tail — Dag gle tail ( t[=a]l ), n. A slovenly woman; a slattern; a draggle tail. [1913 Webster] …
97Drab — (dr[a^]b), n. [AS. drabbe dregs, lees; akin to D. drab, drabbe, dregs, G. treber; for sense 1, cf. also Gael. drabag a slattern, drabach slovenly. Cf. {Draff}.] 1. A low, sluttish woman. King. [1913 Webster] 2. A lewd wench; a strumpet. Shak.… …
98Frouzy — Frou zy, a. [Prov. E. frouzy froward, peevish, offensive to the eye or smell; cf. froust a musty smell, frouse to rumple, frouze to curl, and E. frounce, frowy.] Fetid, musty; rank; disordered and offensive to the smell or sight; slovenly; dingy …
99Frowzy — Frow zy, a. [See {Frouzy}.] Slovenly; unkempt; untidy; frouzy. With head all frowzy. Spenser. [1913 Webster] The frowzy soldiers wives hanging out clothes. W. D. Howells. [1913 Webster] …
100Heel — Heel, n. [OE. hele, heele, AS. h[=e]la, perh. for h[=o]hila, fr. AS. h[=o]h heel (cf. {Hough}); but cf. D. hiel, OFries. heila, h[=e]la, Icel. h[ae]ll, Dan. h[ae]l, Sw. h[ a]l, and L. calx. [root]12. Cf. {Inculcate}.] 1. The hinder part of the… …
