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[ slat-ern-lee ] / ˈslæt ərn li / SEE SYNONYMS FOR slatternly ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveslovenly and untidy. characteristic or suggestive of a slattern. adverbin the manner of a slattern. Origin of slatternlyFirst recorded in 1670–80; slattern + -ly OTHER WORDS FROM slatternlyslat·tern·li·ness, nounWords nearby slatternlyslatey, slather, slating, Slatkin, slattern, slatternly, slatting, slaty, slaughter, slaughterhouse, slaughterman Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for slatternlyA couple of slatternly women were talking to Mrs. Rykman about "the Palmer row." Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1902 to 1903|Lucy Maud Montgomery Perhaps it was more comfortable than the slatternly wives and crying children. Hope Mills|Amanda M. Douglas Besides, a man who has no foppery at twenty will be a slatternly, dirty-collar, unbrushed-coat man at forty. Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow|Jerome K. Jerome What does matter is, that she is careless, inclined to be slatternly, and has no idea of precision either in speech or work. A Poor Man's House|Stephen Sydney Reynolds
Words related to slatternlydusty, murky, muddy, disheveled, crummy, unkempt, grimy, messy, nasty, sloppy, filthy, greasy, stained, polluted, contaminated, run-down, shabby, frumpy, dingy, drab |