slatternly
pronunciation
How to pronounce slatternly in British English:
UK ['slætənlɪ]
How to pronounce slatternly in American English:
US ['slætənlɪ]
-
- Adjective:
- used especially of women
Word Origin
- slatternly (adj.)
- 1670s, from slattern + -ly (1).
Example
- 1. All the life about him - the odors of stale vegetables and soapsuds , the slatternly form of his sister , and the jeering face of mr. higginbotham - was a dream .