SLOVENLY Meaning of SLOVENLY in English [slov.en.ly] adj (ca. 1568) 1 a: untidy esp. in personal appearance b: lazily slipshod "~ in thought" 2: characteristic of a sloven "~ habits" -- slo.ven.li.ness n -- slovenly adv Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012