Sluttishness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sluttish \Slut"tish\, a.
     Like a slut; untidy; indecently negligent of cleanliness;
     disorderly; as, a sluttish woman.
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           Why is thy lord so slutish, I thee pray. --Chaucer.


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           An air of liberal, though sluttish, plenty, indicated
           the wealthy farmer.                      --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.
     [1913 Webster] -- {Slut"tish*ly}, adv. -- {Slut"tish*ness},
     n.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  sluttishness
       n : in the manner of a slattern [syn: {slatternliness}]