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Recent Examples of slatternly
John Phillips, Car and Driver, 9 Jan. 2023
An influential Peruvian industrialist named Enrique is photographed in flagrante amid a heap of slatternly prostitutes.
—Dwight Garner, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2018
By sticking to Patti’s second-best status, and the deferred dreams of her slatternly mother, Barb (Bridget Everett), and her widowed, infirm grandmother, Nana (Cathy Moriarty), Jasper shows his condescension toward their toughness.
—Armond White, National Review, 18 Aug. 2017
The one who took best actress was Marie Mullen, who portrayed Maureen, a 40-year-old virgin shackled to her imperious, housebound mother, Mag (the splendidly slatternly Anna Manahan).
—Ben Brantley, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2017
Adjective
This diorama includes a brawny male wax figure wearing Pampers who is stretched in agony on a rack, alongside a slatternly brunette with a suggestively slit skirt who is being flogged.
—John Phillips, Car and Driver, 9 Jan. 2023
An influential Peruvian industrialist named Enrique is photographed in flagrante amid a heap of slatternly prostitutes.
—Dwight Garner, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2018
By sticking to Patti’s second-best status, and the deferred dreams of her slatternly mother, Barb (Bridget Everett), and her widowed, infirm grandmother, Nana (Cathy Moriarty), Jasper shows his condescension toward their toughness.
—Armond White, National Review, 18 Aug. 2017
The one who took best actress was Marie Mullen, who portrayed Maureen, a 40-year-old virgin shackled to her imperious, housebound mother, Mag (the splendidly slatternly Anna Manahan).
—Ben Brantley, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slatternly
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Slough House is headed by the slovenly, flatulent, and frequently intoxicated Jackson Lamb (Gary Oldman), who routinely heaps verbal abuse on his staff but is nonetheless a brilliant spymaster in his own smelly way.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
24 Dec. 2024
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Corruption within the organization, after all, is as much a part of the show as Jackson Lamb’s slovenly habits and horrible diet.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
9 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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In the earlier seasons of the show, characters were often filthy, caked with dirt and blood, clothes tattered.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
11 Jan. 2025
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My father was living alone in that dark, filthy room like an old animal wallowing in its own excrement.—
Lee Chang-dong,
The New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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She’s come a long way from Marianne’s dowdy school uniform.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
27 Dec. 2024
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World-renowned for its cashmere, buttery leather, and tailored wool, Italian winter fashion leaves no room for dowdy sweatpants and sweatshirts.—
Nneya Richards,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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The short, brittle, uncombed hair under her hat gave her crow’s wings on either side of her face.—
Judith Thurman,
The New Yorker,
2 Sep. 2024
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After noting that people have made negative comments about her makeup-free face, the Grammy Award-winning rapper recorded a video fresh off the wake up, showing off her hyperpigmentation, uncombed hair, and all.—
Sydney Clarke,
refinery29.com,
10 Feb. 2021
Adjective
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Continue on with Banana Republic’s shaggy knit cardigan, a pair of knee-high boots from Jeffrey Campbell, and finally, H&M’s leopard-print ’90s bag.—
Laura Jackson,
Vogue,
9 Jan. 2025
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And there's an endearingly shaggy side to this film, all the more shocking given its then-record cost.—
Darren Franich,
EW.com,
7 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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More than 90% of Gaza’s 2.3 million Palestinians have been driven from their homes, most of them now sheltering in sprawling, squalid tent camps in south and central Gaza.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Dec. 2024
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Hundreds of thousands are packed into squalid camps along the coast, with little protection from the cold, wet winter.—
Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports,
arkansasonline.com,
27 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The darkness of the land gives it a dingy atmosphere like an actual swamp and, fittingly, an inconspicuous opening in a tree stump leads to Shrek's Merry Fairytale ride.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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This season follows her beloved Poison Ivy ditching dingy Gotham for Metropolis.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
18 Jan. 2025
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The soft rubber organizing slats hold snowboards, alpine skis, Nordic skis, or any combination of snow gear, making this contraption a great alternative to leaning gear against the car’s paint or laying it on a rocky, grimy parking lot surface.—
Lisa Jhung,
Outside Online,
13 Jan. 2025
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Western tales tend to fall somewhere on the spectrum between classic good-guys-versus-bad-guys conflicts and grimy, demythologizing revisionist takes on the American West.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2025
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“Slatternly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slatternly. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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