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Slouchingly
see synonyms of slouchinglyAdverb
1. slouchingly
with a slouching gait or posture
Example Sentences:'he stood slouchingly at the garden gate'
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Slouchingly
see synonyms of slouchinglyverb
1. (intransitive)
to sit or stand with a drooping bearing
2. (intransitive)
to walk or move with an awkward slovenly gait
3. (transitive)
to cause (the shoulders) to droop
noun
4.
a drooping carriage
5. (usually used in negative constructions) informal
an incompetent or slovenly person
he's no slouch at football
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Slouchingly
see synonyms of slouchingly noun
1. US
a.
a person who is awkward or lazy
b. Informal
a person who is incompetent
usually with a negative she's no slouch at golf
2.
a.
a drooping or bending forward of the head and shoulders
b.
slovenly posture in general
3.
a hanging down or drooping, as of a hat brim
verb intransitive
4.
to sit, stand, walk, etc. in a slouch
5.
to droop, as a hat brim
verb transitive
6.
to cause to slouch
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