adjective
being habitually untidy and very dirty especially in dress or appearance
a filthy, slatternly old woman
Synonyms: blowsy, dowdy, draggletailed, frowsy, slattern, sordid; compare slovenly 1
Related Word: careless, disordered, neglected, poky; bedraggled, disheveled, draggled, draggly, messy, mussy, slipshod, sloppy, slovenly, unkempt, untidy; dirty, filthy, foul, grimy, squalid
Contrasted words: clean, fresh, neat, tidy, trim; smart; immaculate, spotless
Antonyms: bandbox