also: ずべら
Describes a person who is habitually careless, untidy, or lazy about chores, appearance, or responsibilities. Often used self-deprecatingly or to gently criticize someone's laid-back attitude.
He finds cleaning a hassle and leads a sloppy lifestyle.
I'm so slovenly that my room is always messy.
Standard hiragana spelling; no kanji form exists.
Katakana variant used for emphasis or stylistic effect.
Dialectal or old-fashioned variant; rarely encountered.
Katakana form of the rare variant ずべら.
The origin is uncertain. It may be related to the mimetic word ずぼり (loose, baggy) or the dialectal ずべら, but the exact derivation is unclear.