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SLATTERNLY
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Characteristic of or befitting a slut or slattern; used especially of women
Synonyms:
blowsy; blowzy; slatternly; sluttish
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Similar:
untidy (not neat and tidy)
Derivation:
slattern (a dirty untidy woman)
slattern (a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets)
slatternliness (in the manner of a slattern)