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Meaning of slackish | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B2

Definitions

Somewhat slack.

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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