| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | slov·en |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  sl v  n |
| NOUN: | One who is habitually careless in personal appearance or work. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English slovein, perhaps from Middle Flemish sloovin, a scold, gossip, from Middle Low German slôven, to dress carelessly; akin to Dutch sloof, untidy woman. See sleubh- in Appendix I.
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