slackly

slackly: Ⅰ.

slack [1] ► ADJECTIVE 1) not taut or held tightly in position; loose. 2) (of business or trade) not busy; quiet. 3) careless, lazy, or negligent. 4) (of a tide) neither ebbing nor flowing.

► NOUN 1) the part of a rope or line which is not held taut. 2) (slacks) casual trousers. 3) informal a spell of inactivity or laziness.

► VERB 1) loosen or reduce the intensity or speed of; slacken. 2) (slack off/up) decrease in intensity or speed. 3) Brit. informal work slowly or lazily.

● cut some slack — Cf. ↑cut some slack

● take (or pick) up the slack — Cf. ↑take up the slack

DERIVATIVES slacken verb slackly adverb slackness noun.

ORIGIN Old English, «inclined to be lazy, unhurried».

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slack [2] ► NOUN ▪ coal dust or small pieces of coal.

ORIGIN probably Low German or Dutch.

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Synonyms:

Slackly — Slack ly, adv. In a slack manner. Trench. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
slackly — O.E. slæclice; see SLACK (Cf. slack) (adj.) + LY (Cf. ly) (2) … Etymology dictionary
slackly — adverb In a slack manner. He shook my hand slackly. It was like shaking a dead fish … Wiktionary
slackly — adverb see slack I … New Collegiate Dictionary
slackly — See slack1. * * * … Universalium
slackly — adv. loosely; slowly; idly, sluggishly; negligently … English contemporary dictionary
slackly — ad. 1. Loosely. 2. Negligently, remissly, carelessly, tardily … New dictionary of synonyms
slackly — slack·ly … English syllables
slackly — adverb in a relaxed manner; not rigid his hands lay loosely • Syn: ↑loosely • Derived from adjective: ↑slack, ↑loose (for: ↑loosely) … Useful english dictionary
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