slatternly
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9.9
- adjective
- /ˈslætərnli/
- Slur
- They found an apartment in the lower reaches of Capitol Hill near the Burned-Out District in a red-brick rowhouse owned by a slatternly widow named Mrs. Crane.
- slatternly woman
Examples
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In "Two Gallants," a "slatternly girl" speaks once, and men speak 49 times.
Academic text (1991) -
Lefty... ...after seeing Sheeni you would look at Millie... ...and you would see no more than a slatternly wench... ...trying to muddy your perception of what a pretty girl should be.
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In fact, for a slatternly investment, visitors could purchase enough of the stuff to build a house out of chocolate logs.
Blog text (31) -
"Imprisoned by a vicious spell put upon me by that dimwitted kinsman of your slatternly mistress," he answered.
Fiction book (1998) -
They wrote letters to Jane Asher calling her a slut, and many more letters to Paul McCartney himself, warning him about the slatternly Jane.
Fiction book (1990) -
Then, when she had finished, there was a moment of extraordinary stillness; only my landlady, a slatternly widow, was heard sobbing and blowing her nose in the corridor.
Fiction book (2000) -
"That means no slatternly advertising floozies and their animated junkyards can go sticking their beezers into—"
Fiction book (2001) -
The author of the article quips, "Watch out for these ladies, officers," as though any law enforcement would be susceptible to slatternly solicitation or favors from whomever they stop.
Blog text (3) -
" They're not what they were," said Eleanor, sighing and waving her hands theatrically in an attempt to disperse the smoke that trailed from the fag in the woman's slatternly mouth.
Fiction book (1995) -
Her slatternly appearance made it clear she hadn't bothered to clean up for days.
Synonyms
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3.8
Messy and untidy in clothes or appearance
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6.9
Being messy and dirty in the way a person looks or acts
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8.6
Dirty and unpleasant, like a place with sticky floors
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9.9
A woman who acts and looks in a way people think is sexually improper or untidy
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9.3
A woman who looks untidy with messy hair and loose clothes
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7.7
Dirty and untidy in appearance
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9.9
Appearing in a way people think is sexually loose or rude
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9.9
A room or place that is very messy and dirty
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7.4
Messy and untidy in how a person or place looks
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9.9
A woman who looks untidy and a little rough
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8.1
Acting untidy and lazy, often leaving rooms and dishes messy
Antonyms
How Slatternly
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Slatternly comes from the old word slattern, once used for a woman who was 'dirty', 'untidy', or careless about her appearance, and the ending -ly simply makes it an adjective. A helpful way to remember it is to think of the everyday word 'slob'—slatternly means messy or showing little care for dress and hygiene.