Slōt'ter-y, a.
a. [H. Ger. schlotterig, L. Ger. slodderig, sludderig, slurig, loose, sloven, H. Ger. schlottern, to hang loosely, L. Ger. sloddern, sluddern; H. Ger. schlotter, schlotte, schlott, thick mud, D. slodderig, slodderachtig, sordid, negligent, slodder, sloddervos, a slovenly man, slodde, a sluttish woman. Cf. SLUT.] [Obs.]
- Squalid; dirty; sluttish; untrimmed. Chaucer.
- Foul; wet. Pryce.