Old and Slovenly

Old

Old adjective - Being of advanced years and especially past middle age.

Slovenly and old are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Slovenly" instead an adjective "Old".

Nearby Words: oldie, olden, oldish

Slovenly

Slovenly adjective - Lacking neatness in dress or person.

Old and slovenly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Old" instead an adjective "Slovenly".

Nearby Words: sloven, slovenliness

Both words in one sentence

  • Americans Are Cowboys One old Jackie Chan film featured him traveling to America and fighting a bunch of hairy, obese, slovenly cowboys who rolled around in mud.
  • Getting Crap Past the Radar: Somehow, the Prince calling Cinderella a "dirty slut" escaped the radarnote Possibly a case of Have a Gay Old Time, because "slut" used to mean a messy, slovenly woman.
  • Literature / Skeleton Crew You Have Outlived Your Usefulness: Mark uneasily notes to himself that the scientist who created the Jaunt process, a slovenly, abrasive old man, suddenly turned into a grandfatherly and personable "face" for the technology when the government got involved.
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