slack
adjective
not tight, taut, firm, or tense;
slackness
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a word derived from
slack.
Example Sentences
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But the flaws in “The Californians” reflect ambition and overexertion, not slackness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2025
Each work possesses different degrees of slackness and tension.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 14, 2023
But they were undone by slackness at the back and ultimately a nightmare two-minute spell turned the game on its head.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2021
It said authorities are trying to boost the anti-pandemic atmosphere to ensure that the anti-virus campaign “is waged consistently without a moment’s indolence, slackness and carelessness.”
From Washington Times ● Sep. 18, 2020
He stood there for a moment more, a sudden slackness in his body.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
