ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Sluttishness

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Sluttishness is a noun meaning (chiefly dated) The state or quality of being sluttish (dirty or untidy; disorderly).

Meaning

(chiefly dated) The state or quality of being sluttish (dirty or untidy; disorderly).

More Meanings

  1. (vulgar) The state or quality of being sluttish (like a slut; sexually promiscuous).

Example Sentences

Well, praiſed be the Gods, for thy foulneſſe; ſluttiſhneſſe may come heereafter.
Before long, the wife begins to reveal her sluttishness and, by the time the play is over, she has arranged a satisfactory financial and sexual deal with her in-laws.
Far more in demand among the Toughs than I, Rammelkamp was an object of gossip and curiosity among the other boys, who occasionally made fun of his name but not his sluttishness. We once compared notes on our sexual initiations, […]
She still felt attracted to him, but her desire for him had been outweighed by pangs of guilt about her uncharacteristic sluttishness. Yes, he was gorgeous, sexy, funny and interesting, but he was also a complete stranger and she just didn’t do that sort of thing.

Word Forms

Synonyms for sluttishness

Depending on context, synonyms include slatternliness.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include slatternliness, slutishness, sluttiness, sluttery, slutness, slatternness.

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