slouchy

slouch·y

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [slou-chee]
- /ˈslaʊ tʃi/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [slou-chee]
- /ˈslaʊ tʃi/

Definitions of slouchy word

adjective slouchy of or relating to a slouch or to a slouching manner, posture, etc. 1
adjective slouchy slouching; lazy 0
adjective slouchy (of clothes) casual, soft, and relatively unstructured 0
adjective slouchy slouching, esp. in posture 0

See all 4 definitions of slouchy

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Origin of slouchy

First appearance:

before 1685

One of the 48% oldest English words

First recorded in 1685-95; slouch + -y1

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Parts of speech for Slouchy

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Slouchy

slouchy popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for slouchy

adj slouchy

bent — Bent is the past tense and past participle of bend.
droopy — hanging down; sagging.
humped — having a hump.

adjective slouchy

contorted — twisted out of shape
hunched — to thrust out or up in a hump; arch: to hunch one's back.
wilted — to become limp and drooping, as a fading flower; wither.
wilting — to become limp and drooping, as a fading flower; wither.

All 7 Synonyms of slouchy