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Slackly — Slack ly, adv. In a slack manner. Trench. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
slackly — adverb In a slack manner. He shook my hand slackly. It was like shaking a dead fish … Wiktionary
slackly — Ⅰ. slack [1] ► ADJECTIVE 1) not taut or held tightly in position; loose. 2) (of business or trade) not busy; quiet. 3) careless, lazy, or negligent. 4) (of a tide) neither ebbing nor flowing. ► NOUN 1) … English terms dictionary
slackly — adverb see slack I … New Collegiate Dictionary
slackly — See slack1. * * * … Universalium
slackly — adv. loosely; slowly; idly, sluggishly; negligently … English contemporary dictionary
slackly — ad. 1. Loosely. 2. Negligently, remissly, carelessly, tardily … New dictionary of synonyms
slackly — slack·ly … English syllables
slackly — adverb in a relaxed manner; not rigid his hands lay loosely • Syn: ↑loosely • Derived from adjective: ↑slack, ↑loose (for: ↑loosely) … Useful english dictionary
Jury of Matrons — The Jury of Matrons was a form of special jury at English common law, usually used to resolve legal disputes over whether or not a party to a legal action was pregnant. Civil Juries The civil jury of matrons was used to determine whether a… … Wikipedia
