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Meaning of Sloven | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈslʌvən

Definitions

  1. A habitually dirty or untidy man or boy; the male equivalent of slattern, or slut.
  2. A low, base, lewd person.
  3. An immoral woman.

Equivalents

العربية الفاسق
Български повлекан
Čeština špindíra
Deutsch Saubartel
Gàidhlig luid
Polski abnegat morus patałach wycierus
Українська шльомпа

Examples

“The follest slouen ondyr heuen, / Prowde, peuiche, lyddyr, and lewde, / Malapert, medyllar, nothyng well thewde, […]”

The foullest sloven under heaven, / Proud, peevish, lither, and lewd, / Malapert, meddler, nothing well thewed, […]

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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