adj. 25B6; adjective
his slovenly appearance : SCRUFFY, untidy, messy, unkempt, ill-groomed, slatternly, dishevelled, bedraggled, tousled, rumpled, frowzy; informal slobbish, slobby; N. Amer. informal raggedy, raunchy.
his work is slovenly : CARELESS, slapdash, sloppy, slipshod, haphazard, hit-or-miss, untidy, messy, negligent, lax, lackadaisical, slack; informal slap-happy.
tidy, careful.