having the habits of a slattern; dirty; slovenly; untidy
2.
characteristic of or fit for a slattern
adverb
3.
in a slatternly manner
Derived forms
slatternliness (ˈslatternliness)
noun
slatternly in American English
(ˈslætərnli)
adjective
1.
slovenly and untidy
2.
characteristic or suggestive of a slattern
adverb
3.
in the manner of a slattern
Derived forms
slatternliness
noun
Word origin
[1670–80; slattern + -ly]This word is first recorded in the period 1670–80. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: bonding, episode, plan, splutter, template-ly is a suffix forming adverbs from adjectives. Other words that use the affix -ly include: deeply, elliptically, residually
Synonyms of 'slatternly'
dirty, sloppy, slovenly, untidy
More Synonyms of slatternly
(adjective)
(old-fashioned)
Synonyms
dirty
sloppy (informal)
I won't accept sloppy work from my students.
slovenly
He was gruff, slovenly, and given to brooding.
untidy
I'm untidy in most ways.
bedraggled
a bedraggled group of journalists
unkempt
The child was unkempt and dirty.
unclean
slipshod
The hotel had always been run in a slipshod way.
sluttish
frowzy
draggletailed (archaic)
Additional synonyms
in the sense of bedraggled
Definition
with hair or clothing that is untidy, wet, or dirty
a bedraggled group of journalists
Synonyms
messy,
soiled,
dirty,
disordered,
stained,
dripping,
muddied,
muddy,
drenched,
ruffled,
untidy,
sodden,
sullied,
dishevelled,
rumpled,
unkempt,
tousled,
disarranged,
disarrayed,
daggy (Australian, New Zealand, informal)
in the sense of frowzy
Definition
slovenly or unkempt in appearance
Synonyms
slovenly,
dirty,
messy,
sloppy (informal),
untidy,
unwashed,
unkempt,
frumpy,
blowsy,
sluttish,
slatternly,
ungroomed,
draggletailed (archaic)
in the sense of slipshod
Definition
(of an action) done in a careless way without attention to detail