adj
Meaning 1
Appropriate to or characteristic of a slattern.
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slatternly
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adv
Meaning 2
In the manner of a slattern.
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adjective satellite
Meaning 3
characteristic of or befitting a slut or slattern; used especially of women
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: blowsy, blowzy, sluttish
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree English slattern Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -ly English -ly English slatternly From slattern + -ly (adjectival suffix).
Etymology tree English slattern Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English slatternly From slattern + -ly (adverbial suffix).