What does slatternly mean?
Slatternly means Appropriate to or characteristic of a slattern..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Appropriate to or characteristic of a slattern..
Being a light-complexioned woman, she wore light clothes, as most blondes will, and appeared, in preference, in draggled sea-green, or slatternly sky-blue.
The dismal quarter of Soho seen under these changing glimpses, with its muddy ways, and slatternly passengers, and its lamps, which had never been extinguished or had been kindled afresh to combat this mournful rëinvasion of darkness, seemed, in the lawyer's eyes, like a district of some city in a nightmare.
Am I alone in feeling smug (if slatternly) about the news that super-clean homes are a breeding ground for infection? Apparently, all that bleach is bad not just for germs but for children's immune systems, too, and paradoxically causes more disease than it prevents.
Use slatternly when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Slatternly means Appropriate to or characteristic of a slattern..
Common synonyms include sluttish, untidy, blowsy, blowzy.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Being a light-complexioned woman, she wore light clothes, as most blondes will, and appeared, in preference, in draggled sea-green, or slatternly sky-blue.
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