slackenedadj.

/ˈslak(ə)nd/

Etymology: < slacken v.

1. Rendered less tense or firm.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > types of softness > [adjective] > slack or not tense > slackened

unlooseda1382

slackened?c1640

eased1851

the world > action or operation > manner of action > lack of violence, severity, or intensity > [adjective] > become or made less violent or severe

temperate1398

alleviate1531

mitigated1546

mollified1581

swageda1603

well-tempered1602

castigate1642

tempered1654

slackened1725

castigated1728

temperated1737

subsided1753

moderated1773

chastised1790

softened1794

mildeneda1802

modulateda1806

relaxed1825

chastened1844

?c1640 E. Waller Chloris in Poems (1711) 146 Wind up the slacken'd Strings of thy Lute.

1725 A. Pope tr. Homer Odyssey II. v. 522 Fear seiz'd his slacken'd limbs and beating heart.

1762 S. Foote Orators i. 25 He re-animates his slacken'd nerves with the mystick picture of an apple-tree.

1801 R. Southey Thalaba I. iii. xxiii The slackened bow, the quiver, the long lance.

1869 W. J. M. Rankine Cycl. Machine & Hand-tools Pl.P 16 In the slackened state of the key.

2. Abated, mitigated; relaxed.

ΚΠ

1736 T. Gray Let. 8 May in Corr. T. Gray & W. Mason (1853) 4 The circle sped; It towers to cut the clouds;..Anon, with slacken'd rage comes quiv'ring down.

1791 F. Burney Let. 31 Aug. in Jrnls. & Lett. (1972) I. 37 'Tis best, therefore, to think of these matters till they occur with slackened emotion.

1833 N. Arnott Elements Physics (ed. 5) II. 83 During the moment of slackened combustion.

1847 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair (1848) ix. 74 He began to reform the slackened discipline of the hall.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online December 2019).

单词	slackened
释义	slackenedadj. /ˈslak(ə)nd/ Etymology: < slacken v. 1. Rendered less tense or firm. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > types of softness > [adjective] > slack or not tense > slackened unlooseda1382 slackened?c1640 eased1851 the world > action or operation > manner of action > lack of violence, severity, or intensity > [adjective] > become or made less violent or severe temperate1398 alleviate1531 mitigated1546 mollified1581 swageda1603 well-tempered1602 castigate1642 tempered1654 slackened1725 castigated1728 temperated1737 subsided1753 moderated1773 chastised1790 softened1794 mildeneda1802 modulateda1806 relaxed1825 chastened1844 ?c1640 E. Waller Chloris in Poems (1711) 146 Wind up the slacken'd Strings of thy Lute. 1725 A. Pope tr. Homer Odyssey II. v. 522 Fear seiz'd his slacken'd limbs and beating heart. 1762 S. Foote Orators i. 25 He re-animates his slacken'd nerves with the mystick picture of an apple-tree. 1801 R. Southey Thalaba I. iii. xxiii The slackened bow, the quiver, the long lance. 1869 W. J. M. Rankine Cycl. Machine & Hand-tools Pl.P 16 In the slackened state of the key. 2. Abated, mitigated; relaxed. ΚΠ 1736 T. Gray Let. 8 May in Corr. T. Gray & W. Mason (1853) 4 The circle sped; It towers to cut the clouds;..Anon, with slacken'd rage comes quiv'ring down. 1791 F. Burney Let. 31 Aug. in Jrnls. & Lett. (1972) I. 37 'Tis best, therefore, to think of these matters till they occur with slackened emotion. 1833 N. Arnott Elements Physics (ed. 5) II. 83 During the moment of slackened combustion. 1847 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair (1848) ix. 74 He began to reform the slackened discipline of the hall. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online December 2019). < adj.?c1640
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