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| Grammar : Adj, noun |
| Spell : slak |
| Phonetic Transcription : slæk |
Definition of slack
Origin :- Old English slæc "remiss, lax, characterized by lack of energy, sluggish, indolent, languid; slow, gentle, easy," from Proto-Germanic *slakas (cf. Old Saxon slak, Old Norse slakr, Old High German slah "slack," Middle Dutch lac "fault, lack"), from PIE root *(s)leg- "to be slack" (see lax).
- Sense of "not tight" (in reference to things) is first recorded c.1300. As an adverb from late 14c. Slack-key (1975) translates Hawaiian ki ho'alu. Slack water (n.) "time when tide is not flowing" is from 1769. Slack-handed "remiss" is from 1670s. Slack-baked "baked imperfectly, half-baked" is from 1823; figuratively from 1840.
- adj loose, baggy; inactive
- adj lazy, negligent
- noun looseness, excess
- Ayllon had the necklace with him in the slack of his doublet.
- Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin
- I was plenty busy taking in slack, so I did not notice Dick.
- Extract from : « The Forest » by Stewart Edward White
- The coves and hollows were better wooded and there were some stretches of slack water.
- Extract from : « The Long Labrador Trail » by Dillon Wallace
- Too rash Love in its choice, paid you so largely service so slack!
- Extract from : « Graded Poetry: Second Year » by Various
- Taut, now, the quivering lines; now slack; and so, let her go!
- Extract from : « Poems » by William D. Howells
- It was excusable for her to slack a little on Monday after drudging all through the week.
- Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
- From his slack jaws poured a constant whining of words, unintelligible.
- Extract from : « Louisiana Lou » by William West Winter
- He was in the slack water of the soul, when the ebb is spent, before the tide has begun to flow.
- Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
- Little by little his slack body began to stiffen; little by little he raised himself.
- Extract from : « Once to Every Man » by Larry Evans
- Fortunately the line was slack and I could throw off the drag and let him run.
- Extract from : « Tales of Fishes » by Zane Grey
Synonyms for slack
- asleep on the job
- behindhand
- careless
- delinquent
- derelict
- dilatory
- disregardful
- dormant
- dull
- easy
- easy-going
- fainéant
- feeble
- flabby
- flaccid
- flexible
- flimsy
- give
- idle
- inactive
- inattentive
- indolent
- inert
- infirm
- lackadaisical
- laggard
- lax
- leeway
- leisurely
- lethargic
- limp
- neglectful
- not busy
- not taut
- passive
- permissive
- play
- quaggy
- quiescent
- quiet
- regardless
- relaxed
- remiss
- room
- slackening
- sloppy
- slothful
- slow
- slow-moving
- slow-up
- slowdown
- sluggish
- soft
- stagnant
- supine
- tardy
- unsteady
- weak
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