slack
adjective
not tight, taut, firm, or tense;
slackly
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a word derived from
slack.
Example Sentences
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He thinks first and foremost of the markets; when one kind of goods begins to go off slackly, he is ready with something new and appetizing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025
The cat-and-mouse action is uninspired and slackly paced; and any pizazz that Wilson, Lundgren and Fehr bring gets lost once they stop talking and start shooting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2023
Williams later took every opportunity to dismiss his first novel, and you can see why: it is slackly written and deficient in narrative technique.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 11, 2019
At times Widows can feel overstuffed and slackly paced, but there’s at least one third-act twist that’s genuinely shocking, and the energy never flags when the wounded, smoldering Davis is on screen.
From Slate ● Nov. 14, 2018
At the entrance to the cemetery, a tall man stood in shreds and patches, his face slackly wrapped in scarves.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
