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Grammar : Adj
Spell : slat-ern-lee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈslæt ərn li



Definition of slatternly

Origin :
  • 1670s, from slattern + -ly (1).
  • As in frowzy : adj slovenly
  • As in uncleanly : adj dirty
  • As in dirty : adj soiled, unclean
  • As in dowdy : adj poorly dressed; old-fashioned
Example sentences :
  • For the most part they were heavy, frowsy creatures, slatternly and uncouth.
  • Extract from : « The Golden Woman » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • Minerva was a woman of pretty good sense, but of slatternly habits.
  • Extract from : « Plantation Sketches » by Margaret Devereux
  • Slatternly women and scared children bolted for their burrows.
  • Extract from : « The Dop Doctor » by Clotilde Inez Mary Graves
  • If they are slatternly and dirty, the largest cottages would not improve them.
  • Extract from : « The Toilers of the Field » by Richard Jefferies
  • These were slatternly in appearance, but were very attentive and kind-hearted.
  • Extract from : « A Girl's Ride in Iceland » by Ethel Brilliana Alec-Tweedie
  • A slatternly female, whom I supposed to be the servant, admitted me.
  • Extract from : « My Friend Smith » by Talbot Baines Reed
  • So slatternly she'd gotten to be, he hardly cared to take her to bed.
  • Extract from : « Shaman » by Robert Shea
  • She was just a lazy, slatternly, easy-going body, rather given to drink.
  • Extract from : « Tatterdemalion » by John Galsworthy
  • She foresaw the musty room to which she was going, the slatternly incubus of a man.
  • Extract from : « The Job » by Sinclair Lewis
  • He called to the slatternly woman who was crouching over the fire.
  • Extract from : « The Intriguers » by William Le Queux

Synonyms for slatternly

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