slouchy

American  

[slou-chee] / ˈslaʊ tʃi /

adjective

slouchier, slouchiest

1. of or relating to a slouch or to a slouching manner, posture, etc.

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slouchy British  

/ ˈslaʊtʃɪ /

adjective

1. slouching; lazy

2. (of clothes) casual, soft, and relatively unstructured

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Other Word Forms

• slouchily adverb
• slouchiness noun
• unslouchy adjective

Etymology

Origin of slouchy

First recorded in 1685–95; slouch + -y ¹

Example Sentences

A memory is unlocked in a pair of slouchy carpenter pants and delicate stacks of golden jewelry, and the longing for home is temporarily satiated.

From Los Angeles Times

The zig-zag of that famous yellow shirt winkingly graces a crescent baguette, while the black stripes of Linus’s red red shirt wrap around a slouchy shoulder bag.

From Los Angeles Times

Siesholtz said her team input sketch ideas and prompted Raspberry AI to help create a soft and slouchy purse, going back and forth until they landed on the right design.

From The Wall Street Journal

I’d swapped handbags for the season — a slouchy straw tote with a teak handle traded for a forest-green suede pouch — and my wallet, apparently, hadn’t gotten the memo.

From Salon

The kind you might have first met at a 4th of July picnic in a glass Pyrex dish, where guacamole and sour cream mingled with salsa and shredded cheese in slightly slouchy strata.

From Salon