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1slack Listen to audio/ˈslæk/ adjective
1 : not stretched or held in a tight position : loose
slack rope His broken arm hung slack at his side. The rope suddenly went slack. Her jaw went slack [=fell open] in amazement.
2 : not busy : lacking the expected or desired activity
The fall is our slack [=slow] season. a slack market
3 a : doing something poorly because you are not putting enough care or effort into it
I've been a little slack [=careless] about taking my medication lately.
b : done poorly and carelessly
He accused the government of slack supervision of nuclear technology.
— slack·ly adverb
Streamers hung slackly from the walls.
— slack·ness noun [noncount]
the slackness of the rope His slackness at work has been noticed.

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