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slatternly

adjective as in frowzy

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He fell upon Mrs. Buttershaw, a slatternly and sour-visaged woman, and hurled at her a tornado of questions.

She needed the grooming––this neglected, listless, slatternly old maid of a craft.

He had heard much of the slatternly women of the hills, women who bore drudgery and children, and early became hags.

The slatternly servant, who could speak only "Mex," had got no supper ready.

After a little time a tall slatternly woman came to the door and looked sleepily out.

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On this page you'll find 161 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to slatternly, such as: contaminated, crummy, disheveled, dusty, filthy, and greasy.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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