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Slatternly

adj, adv

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Appropriate to or characteristic of a slattern.

    "Being a light-complexioned woman, she wore light clothes, as most blondes will, and appeared, in preference, in draggled sea-green, or slatternly sky-blue."

Adjective
  1. 1
    characteristic of or befitting a slut or slattern; used especially of women wordnet
Adverb
  1. 1
    In the manner of a slattern.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From slattern + -ly (adjectival suffix).

Etymology 2

From slattern + -ly (adverbial suffix).

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