slack-baked

American  

[slak-beykt] / ˈslækˈbeɪkt /

adjective

1. improperly baked.

2. imperfectly made.

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Etymology

Origin of slack-baked

First recorded in 1815–25

Example Sentences

Toby looked on from a tall bench hard by; one beaming smile, from his broad nut-brown face down to the slack-baked buckles in his shoes.

From Barnaby Rudge: a tale of the Riots of 'eighty by Dickens, Charles

The pound of bread was not much larger: it was made of barley, slack-baked, and very dark, though sweet.

From The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, June 1844 Volume 23, Number 6 by Clark, Lewis Gaylord

It's what every slack-baked youth in the office says when he's played the fool.

From Masterman and Son by Dawson, W. J. (William James)

Tchuh!" said Mr. Macey, provoked to increased severity, "he isn't come to his right colour yet: he's partly like a slack-baked pie.

From Silas Marner by Eliot, George