Etymology

slatternly

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Today it means: Appropriate to or characteristic of a slattern. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English slattern
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slatternly · adjective1

  1. Englishslattern
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. English todayslatternly

From slattern + -ly (adjectival suffix).

slatternly · adverb2

  1. Englishslattern
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. English todayslatternly

From slattern + -ly (adverbial suffix).

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