Definition of slatternly
1 : untidy and dirty through habitual neglect; also : careless, disorderly
2 : of, relating to, or characteristic of a slut or prostitute
slatternliness
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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
First Known Use of slatternly
1677
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