slatternly
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slatternly — slatternly, dowdy, frowzy, blowsy can all mean deficient in neatness, freshness, or smartness, especially in dress or appearance. Slatternly stresses notions of slovenliness, unkemptness, and sordidness {a small, slatternly looking craft, her… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Slatternly — Slat tern*ly, a. Resembling a slattern; sluttish; negligent; dirty. adv. In a slatternly manner. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
slatternly — [slat′ərnlē] adj. 1. having the habits of a slattern; dirty; slovenly; untidy 2. characteristic of or fit for a slattern adv. in a slatternly manner slatternliness n … English World dictionary
slatternly — 1670s, from SLATTERN (Cf. slattern) + LY (Cf. ly) (1) … Etymology dictionary
slatternly — adjective Appropriate to or characteristic of a slattern. The dismal quarter of Soho seen under these changing glimpses, with its muddy ways, and slatternly passengers, and its lamps, which had never been extinguished or had been kindled afresh… … Wiktionary
slatternly — slat|tern|ly [ slætərnli ] adjective OLD FASHIONED a slatternly woman looks messy or dirty … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
slatternly — UK [ˈslætə(r)nlɪ] / US [ˈslætərnlɪ] adjective old fashioned a slatternly woman looks untidy or dirty … English dictionary
slatternly — slattern ► NOUN dated ▪ a dirty, untidy woman. DERIVATIVES slatternly adjective. ORIGIN related to dialect slatter «to spill or slop», of unknown origin … English terms dictionary
slatternly — adjective Date: 1677 1. untidy and dirty through habitual neglect; also careless, disorderly 2. of, relating to, or characteristic of a slut or prostitute • slatternliness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
slatternly — slatternliness, n. /slat euhrn lee/, adj. 1. slovenly and untidy. 2. characteristic or suggestive of a slattern. adv. 3. in the manner of a slattern. [1670 80; SLATTERN + LY] * * * … Universalium
