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