WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
slat•tern•ly
(slat′ərn lē),USA pronunciation adj.
adv.
slat′tern•li•ness, n.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026- Sex and Genderslovenly and untidy.
- Sex and Gendercharacteristic or suggestive of a slattern.
adv.
- Sex and Genderin the manner of a slattern.
- slattern + -ly 1670–80
slat•tern /ˈslætɚn/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Sex and Gendera dirty or very untidy woman.
slat•tern
(slat′ərn),USA pronunciation n.
- Sex and Gendera slovenly, untidy woman or girl.
- Sex and Gendera slut;
harlot.
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- perh. akin to dialect, dialectal slatter to splash, spill 1630–40
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