Sloven2

Same as Slovene. Slovene (slō-vēn'), n. [ The Slovenes must banish from their vocabulary such words as farba (far be). Encyc . Brit ., XXII. 150. Sloven i an (slō-vē'ni-an), a . and n. [ Slovene +-ian.] I. a. Pertaining to the Slovenes, or to their language. II. n. 1. A Slovene.-2. The language of the Slovenes: a Slavic tongue, most nearly allied to the languages of the Serbo-Croatian [ Slovene + group. Slovenish (slō-vē'nish), a. and n. -ish1.] Same as Sloven i an. slovenline (sluv'n-li-nes), n. The state or character of being slovenly; negligence of dre ; habitual want of cleanline ; neglect of order and neatne ; also, negligence or carele ne generally. Whether the multitudes of sects, and profe ed sloven line e in God's service, (in too many) have not been guilty of the increase of profanene e amongst us. Bp . Hall , The Remonstrants' Defence. Those southern landscapes which seem divided between natural grandeur and social slovenline . George Eliot , Middle march, xviii. slovenly (sluv'n-li), a . [ sloven1 + -ly1.] 1. Having the habits of a sloven; negligent of dre or neatne ; lazy; negligent: of persons: as, a slovenly man. Æsop at last found out a slovenly, lazy fellow, lolling at his ease, as if he had nothing to do. Sir R. L'Estrange. 2. Wanting neatne or tidine ; loose; negligent; carele : of things: as, a slovenly dre . His [Wyclif's] style is everywhere coarse and slovenly. Craik, Hist. Eng. Lit., I. 366. = Syn. Untidy, dowdy, heedle , carele . slovenly (sluv'n-li), adv . [ slovenly , a.] In a slovenly manner; negligently; carele ly. As I hang my clothes on somewhat slovenly , I no sooner went in but he frowned upon me. Pope . (Johnson.) slovenne t (sluv'n-nes), n. Same as slovenli ne . [Rare.] Happy Dunstan himself, if guilty of no greater fault, which could be no sin (nor properly a slovenne e) in an Fuller, Ch. Hist., II. v. 43. (Davies.) IMG:content-1327.png:[blocks in formation] Shak., Hen. V., iv. 3. 114. Never did Slovenry more misbecome Nor more confute its nasty self than here. J. Beaumont, Psyche, I. 162.