The dismal quarter of Soho seen under these changing glimpses, with its muddy ways, and slatternly passengers, and its lamps, which had never been extinguished or had been kindled afresh to combat this mournful reinvasion of darkness, seemed, in the lawyers eyes, like a district of some city in a nightmare.
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slatternly — slatternly, dowdy, frowzy, blowsy can all mean deficient in neatness, freshness, or smartness, especially in dress or appearance. Slatternly stresses notions of slovenliness, unkemptness, and sordidness {a small, slatternly looking craft, her… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Slatternly — Slat tern*ly, a. Resembling a slattern; sluttish; negligent; dirty. adv. In a slatternly manner. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
slatternly — [slat′ərnlē] adj. 1. having the habits of a slattern; dirty; slovenly; untidy 2. characteristic of or fit for a slattern adv. in a slatternly manner slatternliness n … English World dictionary
slatternly — index sordid Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
slatternly — 1670s, from SLATTERN (Cf. slattern) + LY (Cf. ly) (1) … Etymology dictionary
slatternly — slat|tern|ly [ slætərnli ] adjective OLD FASHIONED a slatternly woman looks messy or dirty … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
slatternly — UK [ˈslætə(r)nlɪ] / US [ˈslætərnlɪ] adjective old fashioned a slatternly woman looks untidy or dirty … English dictionary
slatternly — slattern ► NOUN dated ▪ a dirty, untidy woman. DERIVATIVES slatternly adjective. ORIGIN related to dialect slatter «to spill or slop», of unknown origin … English terms dictionary
slatternly — adjective Date: 1677 1. untidy and dirty through habitual neglect; also careless, disorderly 2. of, relating to, or characteristic of a slut or prostitute • slatternliness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
slatternly — slatternliness, n. /slat euhrn lee/, adj. 1. slovenly and untidy. 2. characteristic or suggestive of a slattern. adv. 3. in the manner of a slattern. [1670 80; SLATTERN + LY] * * * … Universalium
