slack-handed
slack-handed · more slack-handed · most slack-handed
Careless and inactiveCareless and inactive; lacking focus or initiative.
Meaning
3 sensesCareless and inactive; lacking focus or initiative.
Done carelessly; slapdash.
Having or done with hands that are slack.
Origin
From slack + handed.From slack + handed.
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Forms
more slack-handed, most slack-handed| Comparative | more slack-handed Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most slack-handed Lesson |
regular
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedslack-handedness
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.