Definition of slatternly
1 : untidy and dirty through habitual neglect; also : careless, disorderly
2 : of, relating to, or characteristic of a slut or prostitute
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Examples of slatternly in a Sentence
the biography portrays the poet as a debauched scoundrel whose companions were slatternly women and not the chaste maids he celebrated in his lyrics
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The one who took best actress was Marie Mullen, who portrayed Maureen, a 40-year-old virgin shackled to her imperious, housebound mother, Mag (the splendidly slatternly Anna Manahan).
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First Known Use of slatternly
1677
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