slattern away

verb

To consume carelessly or wastefully; to waste.

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Meanings

verbslattern away (third-person singular simple present slatterns away, present participle slatterning away, simple past and past participle slatterned away)

present singular third person slatterns away · participle present slatterning away · participle past slatterned away · past slatterned away

  1. datedtransitiveTo consume carelessly or wastefully; to waste.

    October 30, 1755 Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, The World I have known many a passion and many a friendship degraded, weakened, and at last, if I may use the expression, wholly slatterned away, by an unguarded and illiberal familiarity.

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APA

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MLA

“slattern away.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slattern%20away. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “slattern away,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slattern%20away.

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