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Slatternly

Resembling a slattern; sluttish; negligent; dirty.

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Untidy 84% connected

Unseasonable; untimely.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Untidy 84% connected

Unseasonable; untimely.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Slattern 74% connected

A woman who is negligent of her dress or house; one who is not neat and nice.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Slattern 74% connected

A woman who is negligent of her dress or house; one who is not neat and nice.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Slatternliness 74% connected

The quality or state of being slatternly; slovenliness; untidiness.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Slatternliness 74% connected

The quality or state of being slatternly; slovenliness; untidiness.

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Blowzy 92% connected

Coarse and ruddy-faced; fat and ruddy; high colored; frowzy.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Sluttish 92% connected

Like a slut; untidy; indecently negligent of cleanliness; disorderly; as, a sluttish woman.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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