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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.]