sluttishness
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Definition of sluttishness
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(dated, uncountable, usually)The state or quality of being sluttish (dirty or untidy; disorderly).
“For my part I would rather counſell you to deſtroy your Rattes and Miſe with Traps, Banes, or Weeſels: for beſides the ſluttiſhneſſe ⁊ lothſomeneſſe of the Catte (you know what ſhe layes in the Malt heape) ſhe is moſt daungerous and pernicious among children, as I mee ſelf haue had good experience.”
“Well, praiſed be the Gods, for thy foulneſſe; ſluttiſhneſſe may come heereafter.”
“I looked at the window, but it was all in vain ... I was not a bit the better for it! I even bethought me to send for Matrona, and was giving her some fatherly admonitions in regard to the spider’s web and sluttishness in general; but she simply stared at me in amazement and went away without saying a word, so that the spider's web is comfortably hanging in its place to this day.”
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noun
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(dated, uncountable, usually)The state or quality of being sluttish (dirty or untidy; disorderly).
“For my part I would rather counſell you to deſtroy your Rattes and Miſe with Traps, Banes, or Weeſels: for beſides the ſluttiſhneſſe ⁊ lothſomeneſſe of the Catte (you know what ſhe layes in the Malt heape) ſhe is moſt daungerous and pernicious among children, as I mee ſelf haue had good experience.”
“Well, praiſed be the Gods, for thy foulneſſe; ſluttiſhneſſe may come heereafter.”
“I looked at the window, but it was all in vain ... I was not a bit the better for it! I even bethought me to send for Matrona, and was giving her some fatherly admonitions in regard to the spider’s web and sluttishness in general; but she simply stared at me in amazement and went away without saying a word, so that the spider's web is comfortably hanging in its place to this day.”
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(uncountable, usually, vulgar)The state or quality of being sluttish (like a slut; sexually promiscuous).
“Before long, the wife begins to reveal her sluttishness and, by the time the play is over, she has arranged a satisfactory financial and sexual deal with her in-laws.”
“Far more in demand among the Toughs than I, Rammelkamp was an object of gossip and curiosity among the other boys, who occasionally made fun of his name but not his sluttishness. We once compared notes on our sexual initiations, […]”
“She still felt attracted to him, but her desire for him had been outweighed by pangs of guilt about her uncharacteristic sluttishness. Yes, he was gorgeous, sexy, funny and interesting, but he was also a complete stranger and she just didn’t do that sort of thing.”
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Etymology
From Middle English sluttysshenes, slwttisnes, equivalent to sluttish + -ness.
Words you can make from sluttishness
200+ playable · top: SLUSHINESS (13 pts)
Best play slushiness 13 points9-letter words
3 words8-letter words
12 words7-letter words
33 words- HITLESS 10 pts
- HUSSIES 10 pts
- HUSTLES 10 pts
- LITHEST 10 pts
- LUSHEST 10 pts
- SHTETLS 10 pts
- SHUTTLE 10 pts
- SITHENS 10 pts
- SLEUTHS 10 pts
- SLUSHES 10 pts
- SLUSHIE 10 pts
- THEISTS 10 pts
- THISTLE 10 pts
- TUSHIES 10 pts
- TUSSEHS 10 pts
- ENLISTS 7 pts
- INSULTS 7 pts
- LISTENS 7 pts
- LUNIEST 7 pts
- LUTEINS 7 pts
- LUTISTS 7 pts
- NUTLETS 7 pts
- SILENTS 7 pts
- SILENUS 7 pts
- SINLESS 7 pts
- SINUSES 7 pts
- SITUSES 7 pts
- SUNLESS 7 pts
- SUNSETS 7 pts
- TINSELS 7 pts
- TISSUES 7 pts
- TUSSLES 7 pts
- UTENSIL 7 pts
6-letter words
71 words- HEISTS 9 pts
- HISSES 9 pts
- HUSTLE 9 pts
- LUSHES 9 pts
- SHIELS 9 pts
- SHIEST 9 pts
- SHINES 9 pts
- SHISTS 9 pts
- SHITES 9 pts
- SHTETL 9 pts
- SHUNTS 9 pts
- SHUTES 9 pts
- SLEUTH 9 pts
- SUSHIS 9 pts
- TENTHS 9 pts
- THEINS 9 pts
- THEIST 9 pts
- THESIS 9 pts
- TILTHS 9 pts
- TITHES 9 pts
- TUSHES 9 pts
- TUSHIE 9 pts
- TUSSEH 9 pts
- ELINTS 6 pts
- ENLIST 6 pts
- INLETS 6 pts
- INSETS 6 pts
- INSULT 6 pts
- INTELS 6 pts
- ISLETS 6 pts
- ISSUES 6 pts
- ISTLES 6 pts
- LISTEN 6 pts
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- LITTEN 6 pts
- LUNETS 6 pts
- LUNIES 6 pts
- LUTEIN 6 pts
- LUTIST 6 pts
- NUTLET 6 pts
- SILENT 6 pts
- SISSES 6 pts
- SITTEN 6 pts
- SLIEST 6 pts
- STEINS 6 pts
- STENTS 6 pts
- STILES 6 pts
- STILTS 6 pts
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- STUNTS 6 pts
- SUINTS 6 pts
- SUITES 6 pts
- SUNLIT 6 pts
- SUNSET 6 pts
- SUSSES 6 pts
- TENUIS 6 pts
- TENUTI 6 pts
- TESTIS 6 pts
- TINSEL 6 pts
- TISSUE 6 pts
- TITLES 6 pts
- TUILES 6 pts
- TULSIS 6 pts
- TUSSES 6 pts
- TUSSIS 6 pts
- TUSSLE 6 pts
- UNITES 6 pts
- UNLESS 6 pts
- UNSETS 6 pts
- UNTIES 6 pts
- UTILES 6 pts
5-letter words
80 words- HEILS 8 pts
- HEIST 8 pts
- HENTS 8 pts
- HESTS 8 pts
- HILTS 8 pts
- HILUS 8 pts
- HINTS 8 pts
- HISTS 8 pts
- HUNTS 8 pts
- LITHE 8 pts
- SHENT 8 pts
- SHIEL 8 pts
- SHIES 8 pts
- SHINE 8 pts
- SHINS 8 pts
- SHIST 8 pts
- SHITE 8 pts
- SHITS 8 pts
- SHULN 8 pts
- SHULS 8 pts
- SHUNS 8 pts
- SHUNT 8 pts
- SHUTE 8 pts
- SHUTS 8 pts
- SINHS 8 pts
- SLUSH 8 pts
- ELINT 5 pts
- ETUIS 5 pts
- ILEUS 5 pts
- INLET 5 pts
- INSET 5 pts
- INTEL 5 pts
- ISLES 5 pts
- ISLET 5 pts
- ISSUE 5 pts
- ISTLE 5 pts
- LENIS 5 pts
- LIENS 5 pts
- LIEUS 5 pts
- LINES 5 pts
- LINTS 5 pts
- LISTS 5 pts
- LITES 5 pts
- LUNES 5 pts
- LUNET 5 pts
- LUNTS 5 pts
- LUSTS 5 pts
- LUTES 5 pts
- NEIST 5 pts
- NESTS 5 pts
- NETTS 5 pts
- NISUS 5 pts
- NITES 5 pts
- SENTI 5 pts
- SENTS 5 pts
- SETTS 5 pts
- SILTS 5 pts
- SINES 5 pts
- SINUS 5 pts
- SISES 5 pts
- SITES 5 pts
- SITUS 5 pts
- SLITS 5 pts
- SLUES 5 pts
- SLUTS 5 pts
- SNITS 5 pts
- STEIN 5 pts
- STENT 5 pts
- STETS 5 pts
- STIES 5 pts
- STILE 5 pts
- STILT 5 pts
- STINT 5 pts
- STUNS 5 pts
- STUNT 5 pts
- SUETS 5 pts
- SUINT 5 pts
- SUITE 5 pts
- SUITS 5 pts
- SUSES 5 pts
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