Crossword clues for sloven
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sloven \Slov"en\, n. [D. slaf careless, negligent, a sloven;
akin to LG. sluf slovenly.]
A man or boy habitually negligent of neathess and order; --
the correlative term to slattern, or slut.
--Pope.
He became a confirmed sloven.
--Macaulay.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
late 15c., "immoral woman," later (16c.) also "rascal, knave" (regardless of gender); probably from a continental Germanic source, compare Middle Flemish sloovin "a scold," sloef "untidy, shabby," Dutch slof "careless, negligent," Middle Low German sloven "put on clothes carelessly," from Proto-Germanic *slaubjan, from PIE *sleubh- "to slide, slip" (see sleeve). Meaning "person careless of dress or negligent of cleanliness" is from 1520s. Also see slut.
Wiktionary
n. 1 A man or boy habitually negligent of neatness and order; – the male equivalent of slattern, or slut; untidy, dirty. 2 low, base, lewd 3 (context obsolete English) immoral woman
WordNet
n. a coarse obnoxious person [syn: slob, pig, slovenly person]
Usage examples of "sloven".
Slovina Brz'mell, Foreign Minister, was likewise easy to identify from her large, black nose.
At the very worst, the baby may have a constant diaper rash, and that will only happen if the baby's skin is very sensitive or if the mamma is a sloven about keeping him clean.
Some so-called artists were uncaring slovens who used only white birds' feathers which they tinted with paints and dyes as required, and trimmed their shapes to fit the more intricate places in the design.
His eyes glittering, he said to no one in particular, 'What a collection of slovens and aleheads.