Hypertext Webster Gateway: "sluttish"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Sluttish \Slut"tish\, a.
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}, n.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

sluttish
adj 1: used especially of women [syn: {blowsy}, {blowzy}, {slatternly}]
2: casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior; "her easy
virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women";
"wanton behavior" [syn: {easy}, {light}, {loose}, {promiscuous},
{wanton}]


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