slatternly

1. 1.

   characteristic of or befitting a slut or slattern; used especially of women

   Synonymsblowsyblowzysluttish

   Similaruntidy

Questions about slatternly

What does slatternly mean?

slatternly means "characteristic of or befitting a slut or slattern; used especially of women".

How many syllables are in slatternly?

slatternly has 3 syllables: slat-tern-ly. The stress falls on "slat".

What is another word for slatternly?

Close synonyms include blowsy, blowzy, sluttish. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is slatternly a common word?

slatternly is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.