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sluttish

sluttish

1 9.9
A woman who acts and looks in a way people think is sexually improper or untidy
  • adjective
  • /ˈslʌtɪʃ/
  • Offensive
: [DESPECTIVO] promiscuo
  • I am sick of your foul language, your crude behaviour and your sluttish manner!

Examples

  • 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

easy
vssluttish
  • Offensive
72 8.7

Seen by others as willing to have sex without much commitment

has similar meaning but also stresses untidy or coarse looks sometimes
sleazy
vssluttish
  • Offensive
68 6.5

Dishonest and having a dirty, unpleasant appearance or atmosphere

is more about moral dirtiness than about sexual promiscuity alone
loose
vssluttish
  • Offensive
53 5.6

Careless about rules and not careful about behavior

is broader covering moral laxity not only outward untidiness
slutty
vssluttish
  • Offensive
41 9.3

An insulting word used to say a woman has many sexual partners

is similar but also includes untidy appearance as well as sexual behavior
promiscuous
vssluttish
  • NSFW
36 7.6

Having many short sexual relationships with different people

expresses sexual behaviour frequency rather than untidy appearance
skanky
vssluttish
  • Offensive
20 9.7

Very dirty, smelly and unpleasant to touch or be near

stresses physical dirtiness more than sexual impropriety or untidiness
wanton
vssluttish
  • Offensive
11 8.6

Having many casual sexual relationships

is focused on sexual freedom rather than messy or untidy look
lascivious
vssluttish
  • Offensive
10 9.5

Showing strong sexual desire that makes others uncomfortable

is focused on sexual desire rather than untidy or coarse appearance
lecherous
vssluttish
  • Offensive
7 8.8

Showing strong sexual interest that makes others feel uncomfortable

describes behaviour and appearance rather than only sexual desire
trampy
vssluttish
  • Offensive
4 9.1

Dressed or acting in a way that looks sexually showy and not tasteful

focuses on provocative dress more than general untidiness
light
vssluttish
  • Offensive
1 9.8

Behaving in a sexually loose way

is mainly about sexual behaviour rather than untidy appearance
blowsy
vssluttish
  • Offensive
1 9.3

A woman who looks untidy with messy hair and loose clothes

is about messy look rather than sexual conduct or reputation
slaggy
vssluttish
  • Offensive
1 9.9

Appearing in a way people think is sexually loose or rude

is more informal and harsher in social judgement
hypersexual
vssluttish
  • NSFW
1 8.6

Displaying sexual images or themes in an extreme, obvious way

is about overall improper sexual behaviour and untidiness rather than deliberate emphasis
blowzy
vssluttish
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A woman who looks untidy and a little rough

focuses on messy appearance more than sexual behaviour or promiscuity
trampish
vssluttish
  • Offensive
1 9.9

Dressing or acting in a way that makes people think someone is sexually available

is more general and not limited to prostitutionlike appearance

Antonyms

83 2.7

Not thinking you are better than others and not boasting

23 4.3

Being morally good and doing what is right

18 7.4

Not having sex, often for religious or moral reasons

How Promiscuous

sluttish
  • Offensive
1 9.9
suggestive
  • Offensive
14 6.0
flirtatious
20 5.3
reserved
29 3.7
modest
5 3.6

Surface Forms

sluttish positive

Morphology

sluttish = slut (transparent) = slut + ish

Formed by the productive suffix '-ish' attached to the noun 'slut', yielding an adjective meaning 'like or characteristic of a slut', a derivation familiar to learners.

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'.