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slatterned away

slatterned away is the simple past and past participle of slattern away.

Meaning of slattern away

Verb

slattern away (third-person singular simple present slatterns away, present participle slatterning away, simple past and past participle slatterned away)

  1. (dated, transitive) To consume carelessly or wastefully; to waste.
    • October 30, 1755 Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, The World
      I have known many a passion and many a friendship degraded, weakened, and at last, if I may use the expression, wholly slatterned away, by an unguarded and illiberal familiarity.

Questions about slatterned away

What is slatterned away the simple past and past participle of?
Slatterned away is the simple past and past participle of slattern away.

Words near slatterned away in the dictionary

  1. slatter
  2. slattered
  3. slattering
  4. slattern
  5. slattern away
  6. slatterned away
  7. slatterning away
  8. slatternish
  9. slatternliness
  10. slatternly
  11. slatternness

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