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slouchy

[ slou-chee ]

adjective

, slouch·i·er, slouch·i·est.
  1. of or relating to a slouch or to a slouching manner, posture, etc.


slouchy

/ ˈslaʊtʃɪ /

adjective

  1. slouching; lazy
  2. (of clothes) casual, soft, and relatively unstructured
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈslouchily, adverb
  • ˈslouchiness, noun
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Other Words From

  • slouchi·ly adverb
  • slouchi·ness noun
  • un·slouchy adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of slouchy1

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

I have paired slouchy trousers with a shirt that has “some edge.”

Sailor striped knits paired with the slouchy denim—very Jean Paul Gaultier.

Joshua braced up for the home stretch and began to take long slouchy strides, as if he were on the old parade ground again.

It was not pretty, and it looked slouchy and slow; but it carried him along at a tremendous rate.

A slouchy figure crossed the opposite corner and glanced furtively in his direction.

Off the stage—and I have never seen them on—they are tired and slouchy and easy-going.

He is at most times a day-laborer, slouchy in his bearing and slovenly in his dress.

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