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slatter

/slˈætɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.52 in modern English

Syllables
slat-ter
IPA
/slˈætɚ/
7
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

Intransitive verb

verb

To be wasteful.

Intransitive verb

name

A surname.

Example Sentences

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

Etymology

From English dialectal slat (“to throw or dash about”), from Middle English sclatten, skleatten (“to flap”), from Old English slǣtan (“to sic”) and/or Old Norse sletta (“to slap, dash”) + -er.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

slatters (present, singular) slattering (participle, present) slattered (participle, past) slattered (past) Slatters (plural)

Derived Forms

slattery slattern

Rhymes With

matter latter batter scatter chatter flatter platter shatter fatter hatter splatter patter

Questions

How do you pronounce slatter?
The recorded pronunciation is /slˈætɚ/.
What does slatter mean?
To be awkward, careless, or negligent, especially with regard to dress and neatness.
Where does slatter come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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