slackly

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adverb

In a slack manner.

“The flags hung slackly, there wasn't a breeze in the sky.”

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Meanings

adverbslackly (comparative more slackly, superlative most slackly)

comparative more slackly · superlative most slackly

  1. In a slack manner.

    The flags hung slackly, there wasn't a breeze in the sky.

    1 more example

    He shook my hand slackly. It was like shaking a dead fish.

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbin a relaxed manner; not rigid

Similar
loosely
Also see
loosely

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From slack + -ly.

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Cite this entry
APA

slackly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slackly

MLA

“slackly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slackly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “slackly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slackly.

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