| 释义 |
ˈslattering, ppl. a. rare.
[f. the dialect verb slatter to spill or splash awkwardly, to slop, to waste, etc., of obscure origin.]
Careless, slovenly.
1674Ray N.C. Words, A Dawgos or Dawkin, a dirty, slattering woman. a1677Barrow Serm. I. vii. 79 All persons who would not lead a loose and slattering life, but design..to prosecute an orderly course of action. 1889in N.W. Linc. Gloss. (ed. 2). |
