Meaning of slackery | Babel Free

Definitions

Laxity; idleness; lack of requisite effort.

uncountable

Examples

“When all intelligent influences and organizations are working as never before to obtain⟳ the biggest possible product from the soil, does it not seem slackery of the worst sort⟳ for any one who has, or can get⟳ a patch of tillable soil, or can manage⟳ to squeeze⟳ out a half hour, morning or evening, for seeding or weeding, to neglect⟳ the opportunity to serve⟳.”

“The probability of a call⟳ to arms, not against Mexico, but against the almost almighty German Empire, was so great that it looked like⟳ slackery or cowardice to ask⟳ to be excused.”

“It was especially had for Cheever, whose family took a dim view⟳ of New Deal⟳ slackery, and whose own⟳ Yankee scruples were such that— four decades later, blessedly solvent—he'd try⟳ to return⟳ his first Social Security check.”

“Starbucks is nice, but I would suggest⟳ choosing a local place⟳ to stake out as your home base⟳, because the few remaining local shops will do even more to accommodate your slackery.”

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