slat´tern|li|ness

slat´tern|li|ness
slat|tern|ly «SLAT uhrn lee», adjective.
like a slattern; slovenly; untidy: »

a slatternly girl, in shoes down at heel (Dickens). A slatternly calico wrapper hung from her shoulders (Edith Wharton).

slat´tern|li|ness, noun.

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  • slat|tern|ly — «SLAT uhrn lee», adjective. like a slattern; slovenly; untidy: »a slatternly girl, in shoes down at heel (Dickens). A slatternly calico wrapper hung from her shoulders (Edith Wharton). –slat´tern|li|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • slat — slat; slat·ish; slat·ter; slat·tern·li·ness; slat·tery; slat·er; slat·tern; slat·tern·ly; …   English syllables

  • ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables

  • tern — al·tern; chil·tern; cis·tern; cit·tern; flit·tern; git·tern; in·tern·ee; in·tern·ment; in·tern·ship; lan·tern·man; lec·tern; li·top·tern; pas·tern; pat·tern·ize; pat·tern·less; quar·tern; sal·tern; sis·tern; slat·tern·li·ness; su·per·al·tern;… …   English syllables

  • slatternliness — slat·tern·li·ness …   English syllables

  • slatternly — slat•tern•ly [[t]ˈslæt ərn li[/t]] adj. 1) sex slovenly and untidy 2) sex characteristic or suggestive of a slattern slat′tern•li•ness, n …   From formal English to slang

  • li — ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; acan·tho·ceph·a·li; acan·tho·li·mon; aceph·a·li·na; acet·y·li·za·tion; acho·li; ade·lo·spon·dy·li; ae·go·li·us; ae·o·li·an·ly; ae·tha·li·oid;… …   English syllables

  • Slatternliness — Slat tern*li*ness, n. The quality or state of being slatternly; slovenliness; untidiness. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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