slovenliness

Example Sentences

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Your instinct, that slovenliness will be perceived as disrespect, is reasonable.

From Washington Post

The shots of the inside of his Toyota are a still life of slovenliness, featuring empty food cartons, water bottles, crumpled clothes, discarded children’s books, crumbs and receipts.

From The Guardian

Osipov’s characters are disgusted by the slovenliness and stupidity of those around them, and then disgusted by their own disgust.

From The New Yorker

Her other great vocation — her campaign against imprecision and intellectual slovenliness, obsequiousness and mediocrity in all forms — continues unabated.

From New York Times

Michael, played by Ben Whishaw, fails to locate a lost share certificate due to slovenliness.

From BBC