Etymology

sluttishness

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Today it means: The state or quality of being sluttish (dirty or untidy; disorderly). Full definition →

First used Middle EnglishMiddle English sluttysshenes
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromsluttysshenes
  2. English todaysluttishness

From Middle English sluttysshenes, slwttisnes, equivalent to sluttish + -ness.

First known use, by meaning

  • from Middle English The state or quality of being sluttish (dirty or untidy; disorderly).
  • from 1945 The state or quality of being sluttish (like a slut; sexually promiscuous).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.