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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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