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adjective

Definition of slatternlynext
as in slovenly

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adverb

as in foully

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Recent Examples of slatternly
Adjective
This diorama includes a brawny male wax figure wearing Pampers who is stretched in agony on a rack, alongside a slatternly brunette with a suggestively slit skirt who is being flogged. — John Phillips, Car and Driver, 9 Jan. 2023 An influential Peruvian industrialist named Enrique is photographed in flagrante amid a heap of slatternly prostitutes. — Dwight Garner, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slatternly
  1. slovenly
  2. sloppily
  3. frowsy
  4. filthy
  5. dowdy
  6. uncombed
  7. shaggy
  8. squalid
Adjective
  • And this is where the movie takes off from retro mythology to become its own slovenly mod thing.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 4 Mar. 2026
  • To Washington, a beard made a man look unkempt and slovenly, masking the higher emotions that civility required.
    — Maurizio Valsania, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
Definition of slovenly
Adverb
  • The last episode ended with Heather sloppily approaching Lisa while Lisa’s Ultimate Girls Trip buddies hovered on the sidelines, ready to defend their new friend.
    — Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Family members of patients noticed the nurse sloppily taking out IV needles but were afraid to confront her.
    — Alexandra Byrne, STAT, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of sloppily
Adjective
  • Lenker, in plaid, rubs her eyes; James Krivchenia leans forward, sparky and alert; Meek, outdoors in the Topanga sunshine, wears cycling glasses and a frowzy hat.
    — Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Before the current renovation of the franchised hotels, the rooms looked as if they were stuck in a fussy, frowsy 1980s floral rut.
    — BostonGlobe.com, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Oct. 2019
Definition of frowsy
Adjective
  • Some orphans, their faces filthy, walked the stands hawking candy.
    — Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Myriad violations, from food that should’ve been trashed weeks earlier to filthy equipment, befouled the state inspection of a West Miami-Dade supermarket this week.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of filthy
Adjective
  • Plush carpeting, touches of turquoise in a largely eggshell-forward palette, tasteful landscape paintings that border on abstract, and spacious private balconies make up the subtle suite design, allaying any worries of dowdy beach resort decor.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Get rid of that dowdy old boob light for good and hang any of these beautiful alternative light fixtures instead.
    — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of dowdy
Adjective
  • The short, brittle, uncombed hair under her hat gave her crow’s wings on either side of her face.
    — Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
  • After noting that people have made negative comments about her makeup-free face, the Grammy Award-winning rapper recorded a video fresh off the wake up, showing off her hyperpigmentation, uncombed hair, and all.
    — Sydney Clarke, refinery29.com, 10 Feb. 2021
Definition of uncombed
Adjective
  • The world could use more shaggy hangouts and layered mysteries, let alone series that manage to be both at the same time.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Using a wooden spoon or the stand mixer, mix until a shaggy dough forms.
    — Hali Bey Ramdene, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of shaggy
Adjective
  • The parents of an 8-year-old girl who died after an extended asthma attack in her family’s squalid San José home have been charged with felony child neglect, Santa Clara County prosecutors announced this week.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Turning from Howard Street, drivers could easily think Hamilton is just a squalid dead-end or a route to more decay.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of squalid

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“Slatternly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slatternly. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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