slutty

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US /ˈslʌti/ UK /ˈslʌti/ See IPA manual

adj

Meanings

1

adj
sexually provocative or promiscuous (slang, derogatory)

He criticized the costume as too slutty for the event.

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Synonyms

1 adj · sexually provocative or... promiscuous provocative wanton loose lascivious

Opposites

chaste modest prudish

Word family

Related forms slut sluttish

Etymology

From slut (of uncertain Middle English origin, slutte) plus the adjectival suffix -y.

slutte Middle English

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# slutty

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** ˈslʌti
**IPA (UK):** ˈslʌti

## Meanings
1. sexually provocative or promiscuous (slang, derogatory)

## Examples
- He criticized the costume as too slutty for the event.

## Synonyms
- promiscuous
- provocative
- wanton
- loose
- lascivious

## Antonyms
- chaste
- modest
- prudish

## Related Forms
- slut
- sluttish

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: slutte

## Etymology
From slut (of uncertain Middle English origin, slutte) plus the adjectival suffix -y.

## AI Etymology
Slutty comes from slut (of uncertain Middle English origin, slutte) plus the adjectival suffix -y. The historical chain includes Middle English slutte. Morphologically, slutty is best read as suffixal formation and uncertain formation, yielding an English adjective shaped by both form history and later usage. In current English it functions as an adjective, with the sense "sexually provocative or promiscuous (slang, derogatory)". related forms include slut and sluttish. The result is an English adjective whose etymology preserves the older forms while supporting the word's specialized modern meaning.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives
- Register & Style

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