What does slackish mean?
Slackish means Somewhat slack..
Slackish
Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Meaning
Somewhat slack..
Example Sentences
He is shabbily smart, and looks what he is, a slackish, hard-drinking unsuccessful man of forty-two.
A slackish kicking strap allows the top of the mainsail to fall off forward in the heaviest gusts.
In ordinary language perceived events and movements can both be described in the same language, using spatial, temporal, and nonspatiotemporal concepts as well. We see movements that are short, large, fast, hasty, or slackish—and we can perform such movements as well.
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Word Forms
- more slackish
- most slackish
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He is shabbily smart, and looks what he is, a slackish, hard-drinking unsuccessful man of forty-two.
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