Sluttishness
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 The state or quality of being sluttish (dirty or untidy; disorderly). dated, uncountable, usually
"For my part I would rather counſell you to deſtroy your Rattes and Miſe with Traps, Banes, or Weeſels: for beſides the ſluttiſhneſſe ⁊ lothſomeneſſe of the Catte (you know what ſhe layes in the Malt heape) ſhe is moſt daungerous and pernicious among children, as I mee ſelf haue had good experience."
- 2 in the manner of a slattern wordnet
- 3 The state or quality of being sluttish (like a slut; sexually promiscuous). uncountable, usually, vulgar
"Before long, the wife begins to reveal her sluttishness and, by the time the play is over, she has arranged a satisfactory financial and sexual deal with her in-laws."
Example
More examples"For my part I would rather counſell you to deſtroy your Rattes and Miſe with Traps, Banes, or Weeſels: for beſides the ſluttiſhneſſe ⁊ lothſomeneſſe of the Catte (you know what ſhe layes in the Malt heape) ſhe is moſt daungerous and pernicious among children, as I mee ſelf haue had good experience."
Etymology
From Middle English sluttysshenes, slwttisnes, equivalent to sluttish + -ness.
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