slatternly

slat·tern·ly

adj \ˈsla-tərn-lē\

Definition of SLATTERNLY

1

: untidy and dirty through habitual neglect; also : careless, disorderly

2

: of, relating to, or characteristic of a slut or prostitute

— slat·tern·li·ness noun

Examples of SLATTERNLY

1. <the biography portrays the poet as a debauched scoundrel whose companions were slatternly women and not the chaste maids he celebrated in his lyrics>

First Known Use of SLATTERNLY

1677

Related to SLATTERNLY

Synonyms: skanky [slang], sleazy, sluttish, slutty, trampy

Related Words: whorish; indecent, lascivious, lewd, wanton; indecorous, unbecoming; corrupt, debased, debauched, degenerate, depraved, dissolute, libertine, perverted, reprobate

Near Antonyms: priggish, prim, prudish, puritanical, straitlaced (or straightlaced); decent, decorous, genteel, polite, proper, seemly; celibate, chaste, modest, moral, pure, virtuous

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