slouchy

American  

[slau-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

• slouchiness
  noun
• unslouchy
  adjective
• slouchily
  adverb

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Etymology

Origin of slouchy

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

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Explanation

The adjective slouchy usually describes clothing that fits in a loose, unstructured way, like your favorite slouchy sweatshirt or the slouchy socks you wear to bed. You can describe people with stooped postures as slouchy: "The substitute teacher nervously entered the classroom full of slouchy teenagers." But it's far more common to talk about slouchy boots or a slouchy, hand-knit sweater. Slouchy comes from the noun slouch, which has a Scandinavian root and meant "lazy man" before it came to mean "stooping of the head and shoulders" as well.

Example Sentences

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slouchy slouchier slouchiest

Hundreds of people turned out to watch a Jacob Elordi lookalike contest which saw youngsters don their finest tote bags and slouchy sweatshirts.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

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 ● Mar. 13, 2026

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 ● Jan. 23, 2026

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 ● Dec. 28, 2025

He was thin and slouchy, with the easy boastfulness that came with his inherited wealth, his famous surname.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Among the newly popular offerings: a slouchier, lower-rise version of its flagship jean sold as 501 ’90s, and its wedgie bootcut fit, which was designed to flatter the backside.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

At Camoshita, I was taken with a notch-lapeled marriage of a blazer and a French work jacket that did away with the breast pocket and sat a bit slouchier on the shoulders.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2018

Mr. Lidell’s musical choices are similarly idyllic, evoking Stevie Wonder with a slouchier beat, with help from rhythm aces like the bassist Pino Palladino and the drummer DaRu Jones.

From New York Times ● Sep. 16, 2016

“And then it all falls into kind of a slouchier silhouette,” McCollough said backstage.

From Washington Times ● Feb. 17, 2016

Mr. Daniel was born in 1971, and his voice is thinner and slouchier and stranger.

From New York Times ● Aug. 27, 2012

Q. I know some riddles are not solvable by even the slouchiest, but can you tell me how the Atlanta Braves can return to their winning ways?

From Washington Post ● Jul. 24, 2016

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