slouchy
Origin of slouchy
1Other words from slouchy
- slouch·i·ly, adverb
- slouch·i·ness, noun
- un·slouch·y, adjective
Words Nearby slouchy
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How to use slouchy in a sentence
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.
The Broken Sword | Dennison WorthingtonIt was not pretty, and it looked slouchy and slow; but it carried him along at a tremendous rate.
The Boss of Wind River | David Goodger (goodger@python.org)A slouchy figure crossed the opposite corner and glanced furtively in his direction.
Sister Carrie | Theodore Dreiser
Off the stage—and I have never seen them on—they are tired and slouchy and easy-going.
The Celebrity at Home | Violet HuntHe is at most times a day-laborer, slouchy in his bearing and slovenly in his dress.
Frontier Folk | George Booth
British Dictionary definitions for slouchy
/ (ˈslaʊtʃɪ) /
slouching; lazy
(of clothes) casual, soft, and relatively unstructured
Derived forms of slouchy
- slouchily, adverb
- slouchiness, noun
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