Sluttishly

Sluttishly
Sluttish Slut"tish, a. Like a slut; untidy; indecently negligent of cleanliness; disorderly; as, a sluttish woman. [1913 Webster]

Why is thy lord so slutish, I thee pray. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

An air of liberal, though sluttish, plenty, indicated the wealthy farmer. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] -- {Slut"tish*ly}, adv. -- {Slut"tish*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]


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  • sluttishly — adverb see slut …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • sluttishly — See sluttish. * * * …   Universalium

  • sluttishly — adverb In a sluttish manner …   Wiktionary

  • sluttishly — slut·tish·ly …   English syllables

  • sluttishly — adverb see sluttish …   Useful english dictionary

  • slutty — sluttishly, adv. sluttishness, n. /slut ee/, adj., sluttier, sluttiest. of, resembling, or characteristic of a slut: slutty behavior. Also, sluttish. [1350 1400; ME: dirty, slovenly; see SLUT, Y1] * * * …   Universalium

  • slut — noun Etymology: Middle English slutte Date: 15th century 1. chiefly British a slovenly woman 2. a. a promiscuous woman; especially prostitute b. a saucy girl ; minx • sluttish adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • slatternly — I. a. Slovenly, slattern, untidy, uncleanly, dirty, sluttish. II. ad. Negligently, carelessly, sluttishly, untidily, in a slovenly manner …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • slut — [slut] n. [ME slutte, prob. < Scand or LowG form akin to MLowG slote, ditch, mud puddle, Ice sluta, to dangle: for IE base see SLUG1] 1. a careless, dirty, slovenly woman; slattern 2. a sexually promiscuous woman: a derogatory or insulting… …   English World dictionary

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