Meanings
adjectiveslunken (comparative more slunken, superlative most slunken)
comparative more slunken · superlative most slunken
- UKdialectalShrivelled; lean, lank.
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Origin
From the past participle of slink. Compare Scots slunken (“lank, emaciated, lean, sunken”), Norwegian slunken (“lean, lank”), Danish slunken (“lean, lank”).
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APA
slunken. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slunken
MLA
“slunken.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slunken. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “slunken,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slunken.
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