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==Origin==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] ''sloveyn'' slut, Flemish ''sloef'' dirty, squalid, shabby or Dutch ''slof'' careless, negligent.
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_century 15th Century]
==Definitions==
*1: A person of low [[character]] or [[manners]]; a knave, rascal.
*2: A person of [[slothful]] or indolent [[habits]] or way of life; a [[lazy]], [[idle]] fellow.
*3: One who is careless or negligent in respect of [[dress]], personal [[appearance]], or cleanliness; an untidy or dirty person.
*4: One who [[works]], etc. in a careless, perfunctory, or slipshod [[manner]]; a [[writer]] who is careless in [[style]] or [[composition]].
*5: uncultivated; untrained.
==Example==
He's a sloven and she's a neat freak—it's a [[wonder]] they are able to live [[together]].
[[Category: General Reference]]
==Origin==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] ''sloveyn'' slut, Flemish ''sloef'' dirty, squalid, shabby or Dutch ''slof'' careless, negligent.
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_century 15th Century]
==Definitions==
*1: A person of low [[character]] or [[manners]]; a knave, rascal.
*2: A person of [[slothful]] or indolent [[habits]] or way of life; a [[lazy]], [[idle]] fellow.
*3: One who is careless or negligent in respect of [[dress]], personal [[appearance]], or cleanliness; an untidy or dirty person.
*4: One who [[works]], etc. in a careless, perfunctory, or slipshod [[manner]]; a [[writer]] who is careless in [[style]] or [[composition]].
*5: uncultivated; untrained.
==Example==
He's a sloven and she's a neat freak—it's a [[wonder]] they are able to live [[together]].
[[Category: General Reference]]
