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slackest slackest definition

slackest

 

 
  Overview  of  adj  slack 
 
  The  adj  slack  has  4  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  loose,  slack  --  (not  tense  or  taut;  "the  old  man's  skin  hung  loose  and  gray";  "slack  and  wrinkled  skin";  "slack  sails";  "a  slack  rope") 
  2.  flaccid,  lax,  limp,  slack  --  (lacking  in  strength  or  firmness  or  resilience;  "flaccid  muscles";  "took  his  lax  hand  in  hers";  "gave  a  limp  handshake";  "a  limp  gesture  as  if  waving  away  all  desire  to  know"  G.K.Chesterton;  "a  slack  grip") 
  3.  slack  --  (flowing  with  little  speed  as  e.g.  at  the  turning  of  the  tide;  "slack  water") 
  4.  lax,  slack  --  (lacking  in  rigor  or  strictness;  "such  lax  and  slipshod  ways  are  no  longer  acceptable";  "lax  in  attending  classes";  "slack  in  maintaining  discipline") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  slack 
 
  4  senses  of  slack 
 
  Sense  1 
  loose,  slack 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  lax)  ->  tense 
 
  Sense  2 
  flaccid,  lax,  limp,  slack 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  weak)  ->  strong 
 
  Sense  3 
  slack 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  standing)  ->  running 
 
  Sense  4 
  lax,  slack 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  negligent)  ->  diligent 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  slack 
 
  4  senses  of  slack 
 
  Sense  1 
  loose,  slack 
  =>  lax  (vs.  tense) 
 
  Sense  2 
  flaccid,  lax,  limp,  slack 
  =>  weak  (vs.  strong) 
 
  Sense  3 
  slack 
  =>  standing(postnominal)  (vs.  running) 
 
  Sense  4 
  lax,  slack 
  =>  negligent  (vs.  diligent) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  slack 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  slack 
 
  slack  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  slack 
  slack 
 
  Overview  of  adj  slack 
 
  The  adj  slack  has  4  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  loose,  slack  --  (not  tense  or  taut;  "the  old  man's  skin  hung  loose  and  gray";  "slack  and  wrinkled  skin";  "slack  sails";  "a  slack  rope") 
  2.  flaccid,  lax,  limp,  slack  --  (lacking  in  strength  or  firmness  or  resilience;  "flaccid  muscles";  "took  his  lax  hand  in  hers";  "gave  a  limp  handshake";  "a  limp  gesture  as  if  waving  away  all  desire  to  know"  G.K.Chesterton;  "a  slack  grip") 
  3.  slack  --  (flowing  with  little  speed  as  e.g.  at  the  turning  of  the  tide;  "slack  water") 
  4.  lax,  slack  --  (lacking  in  rigor  or  strictness;  "such  lax  and  slipshod  ways  are  no  longer  acceptable";  "lax  in  attending  classes";  "slack  in  maintaining  discipline")



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