sluttish
1
9.9
- adjective
- /ˈslʌtɪʃ/
- Offensive
:
[DESPECTIVO] promiscuo
- I am sick of your foul language, your crude behaviour and your sluttish manner!
Examples
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I half believe I allowed that sluttish chit of a Nimue person to imprison me with my own magic just so I could get a few hours of peace and quiet.
Fiction book (1994) -
She could come to the Box alone without necessarily being seen as desperate or sluttish, which was not the case if she went alone to a straight place.
Fiction book (1995) -
The sex was always best after an argument; it made her sluttish.
Fiction book (1995) -
Fourth, in bed, strike a balance between demure and sluttish.
Fiction book (1996) -
But because her hips are round and her hair red and curly, she looks kind of sluttish once she puts them on.
Fiction book (1991) -
I thought of the loathsome, sluttish English and the beastly Almightians, ahead and behind.
Fiction book (1992) -
But the bank was new barbarism, and Venice was still alluring in a bygone and sluttish way.
Academic text (2008) -
"There were baskets, barrels, boxes, Irish women and sluttish housekeepers, white, black, yellow, and brown; thickly crowding the walk."
Academic text (2005) -
"But by movement's end, the protagonist is beaten; as he lies in helpless exhaustion, the sluttish second theme re-enters... and toys with him, finally depleting him."
Academic text (1999) -
She wore a sluttish outfit that drew disapproving looks from her colleagues.
Synonyms
65
6.5
Dishonest and having a dirty, unpleasant appearance or atmosphere
52
5.6
Careless about rules and not careful about behavior
31
8.7
Seen by others as willing to have sex without much commitment
30
9.3
An insulting word used to say a woman has many sexual partners
28
7.6
Having many short sexual relationships with different people
20
9.7
Very dirty, smelly and unpleasant to touch or be near
11
9.5
Showing strong sexual desire that makes others uncomfortable
7
8.8
Showing strong sexual interest that makes others feel uncomfortable
7
8.6
Having many casual sexual relationships
2
9.1
Dressed or acting in a way that looks sexually showy and not tasteful
1
9.8
Behaving in a sexually loose way
1
8.6
Displaying sexual images or themes in an extreme, obvious way
1
9.3
A woman who looks untidy with messy hair and loose clothes
Dressing or acting in a way that makes people think someone is sexually available
Appearing in a way people think is sexually loose or rude
A woman who looks untidy and a little rough
Antonyms
How Promiscuous
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sluttish comes from the old word slut, which used to mean a 'messy' or 'lazy' woman and later also took on a 'sexual' sense. So calling someone sluttish links back to that history: it can mean being untidy or behaving in a way some people see as 'sexually improper'.