Synonyms for slatternly
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : slat-ern-lee |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈslæt ərn li |
Top 10 synonyms for slatternly Other synonyms for the word slatternly
- baggy
- bedraggled
- begrimed
- black
- blowsy
- contaminated
- cruddy
- crummy
- dated
- defiled
- dirty
- disarrayed
- dishabille
- disheveled
- dreggy
- dull
- dungy
- dusty
- filthy
- foul
- fouled
- frowzy
- greasy
- grimy
- grubby
- grungy
- homely
- icky
- lousy
- messy
- moldy
- mucky
- muddy
- mung
- murky
- nasty
- old hat
- out-of-date
- outdated
- outmoded
- passé
- pigpen
- polluted
- raunchy
- scrubby
- scummy
- scuzzy
- slatternly
- slimy
- sloppy
- slovenly
- smudged
- smutty
- soiled
- sooty
- spattered
- spotted
- squalid
- stained
- stodgy
- straggly
- sullied
- tacky
- tasteless
- unclean
- undusted
- unfashionable
- unhygienic
- unkempt
- unlaundered
- unsanitary
- unseemly
- unsightly
- unstylish
- unswept
- untidy
- unwashed
- wrinkled
- yucky
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for slatternly
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