slackness
- a word derived from slack.
Example Sentences
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Slackness from Carl Starfelt was seized on by Rory McKenzie.
From BBC • Jan. 14, 2023
Slackness from Taylor allowed Wylde to race upfield and when he crossed into the area, Langfield was indecisive and Hayes hesitated, allowing Ball to finish from a tight angle.
From BBC • Sep. 30, 2014
Thus a good present Behaviour is an implicit Repentance for any Miscarriage in what is past; but present Slackness will not make up for past Activity.
From The Spectator, Volume 2. by Addison, Joseph
Slackness was everywhere observable, coupled with incipient insubordination which no discipline, however severe, could eradicate or correct.
From The Press-Gang Afloat and Ashore by Hutchinson, J. R. (John Robert)
Slackness was regarded as bad form, and only one member of the mess made no secret of his opinion that the Colonel was overdoing the "spit and polish" business.
From Our Casualty, and Other Stories 1918 by Birmingham, George A.
