slack

Meanings

Noun

Adjective

Adverb

  • Slackly.

Verb

  • To slacken.
  • To mitigate; to reduce the strength of.
  • To lose cohesion or solidity by a chemical combination with water; to slake.

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Origin

  • From Middle English slak, from Old English slæc, from Proto-Germanic *slakaz. For sense of coal dust, compare slag.
  • From Middle English slakken, slaken, from Old English slacian, from Proto-Germanic *slakōną.
  • Either from the adjective in Etymology 1 or the verb in Etymology 2.
  • From Middle English slak, from Old Norse slakki. Cognate with Icelandic slakki, Norwegian slakke.
  • Probably from German Schlacke. slag.

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