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Webster 1913 Edition


Sluttish

Slut′tish

,
Adj.
Like a slut; untidy; indecently negligent of cleanliness; disorderly;
as, a
sluttish
woman
.
Why is thy lord so
slutish
, I thee pray.
Chaucer.
An air of liberal, though
sluttish
, plenty, indicated the wealthy farmer.
Sir W. Scott.
Slut′tish-ly
,
adv.
Slut′tish-ness
,
Noun.

Webster 1828 Edition


Sluttish

SLUT'TISH

,
Adj.
1.
Not neat or cleanly; dirty; careless of dress and neatness; disorderly; as a sluttish woman.
2.
Disorderly; dirty; as a sluttish dress.
3.
Meretricious. [Little used.]

Definition 2024


sluttish

sluttish

English

Adjective

sluttish (comparative more sluttish, superlative most sluttish)

  1. (vulgar) Like a ****; sexually promiscuous.
  2. (chiefly dated) Dirty or untidy; disorderly.
    • 1815 (1823 reprint), Walter Scott, Guy Mannering, in the Novels and Tales of the Author of Waverly, volume 3:
      [] an air of liberal, though sluttish, plenty, indicated the wealthy farmer.
    • 1996 February 7, Helen Fielding, Bridget Jones's Diary (, accessed 2009-08-03), in The Independent (London):
      "Check plates and cutlery for tell-tale signs of sluttish washing up [] "

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