Smartly and Slovenly

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Smartly adverb - In a strikingly neat and trim manner.

Usage example: the smartly dressed scouts marched at the head of the Memorial Day parade

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Slovenly is an antonym for smartly.

Nearby Words: smart, smarten, smartness

Slovenly adverb - In a careless or unfashionable manner.

Usage example: an employee who went overboard on dress-down day and was reprimanded for dressing slovenly on the job

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Smartly is an antonym for slovenly.

Nearby Words: sloven, slovenliness

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