slatter

Verb CEFR B1

Definitions

To be awkward, careless, or negligent, especially with regard to dress and neatness.
intransitive
To be wasteful.
intransitive

Examples

“A ſoſſe-bangle; a ſluttiſh, ſlattering, lazy VVench, a ruſtic VVord, only uſed by the Vulgar.”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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See also

slattered slattering slattern away slatterned away slatterning away slatterns away

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