slatternly

[slat-ern-lee]

adjective

1. slovenly and untidy.

2. characteristic or suggestive of a slattern.

adverb

1. in the manner of a slattern.

Other Word Forms

• slatternliness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of slatternly¹

First recorded in 1670–80; slattern + -ly

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