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Definition of Slackly
1. Adverb. In a relaxed manner; not rigid. "His hands lay loosely"
Definition of Slackly
1. adv. In a slack manner.
Definition of Slackly
1. Adverb. In a slack manner. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Slackly
1. in a slack manner [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Slackly
Literary usage of Slackly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of English Synonymes and Synonymous Or Parallel Expressions by Richard Soule (1891)
"Petticoat slackly Skirt, ra Border, from the border or edge of. 3. Edge, border,
margin, verge, rim, «trame part. Skirting;, «. Skirting-board. ..."
2. On the Study of Words by Richard Chenevix Trench (1859)
"quite true that words may often ride very slackly at anchor on their etymologies,
may be borne hither and thither by the shifting tides and currents of ..."
3. Report by Indians Rights Association (1908)
"And I say slackly, because I know that what the United States have done for Porto
Rico is only a tiny effort and a very small share of the mighty whole ..."
4. Suomalais-englantilainen sanakirja by Severi Alanne (1919)
"... limply, slackly; freely; (kuv.) in a free anil easy manner, liberally, ...
slackly, carelessly, recklessly, freely, ..."
5. Suomalais-englantilainen sanakirja by Severi Alanne (1919)
"crude country ballad. rennosti limply, slackly; freely; (kuv.) in a free and easy
manner, liberally, ..."
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