slouchyadj.
/ˈslaʊtʃi/, U.S. /ˈslaʊtʃi/ Slouching, in various senses; slovenly, untidy. Frequently in recent U.S. usage.
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the world > space > relative position > support > hanging or suspension > [adjective] > hanging down > drooping or hanging limply
droop?1507
flagging1540
sag1541
lolling1567
flaggy1576
fagged1578
flag1591
drooping1600
slouching1611
emarcid1661
flaggish1669
slouchy1693
tangly1812
sunken1823
adroop1833
saggy1853
loppy1855
floppy1858
drooped1873
flippy-floppy1905
the world > relative properties > order > disorder > confusion or disorder > untidiness > [adjective] > of person, clothes, etc.
rowsey1565
slovenlya1568
sloven-like1569
uncompta1641
frowzy1710
blowzed1766
blowzyc1770
tousy1786
frowzled1808
sloven1821
hashy1825
tously1832
tousled1847
tuzzy-muzzy1847
unsleek1859
tousled-looking1860
slouchy1864
scraggly1869
frowzly1872
sploshy1881
schlumpy1956
streelish1974
1693 T. Urquhart & P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 3rd Bk. Wks. xvii. 141 What meaneth this..wagging of her slouchy Chaps?
1864 I. Taylor in Good Words 227 The ample auburn locks are in part huddled up within a broad-bordered slouchy cap.
1868 M. H. Smith Sunshine & Shadow in N.Y. 283 His dress slouchy and countrified, his oratory uninviting.
1882 Cent. Mag. 25 176 Looking like a slouchy country bumpkin.
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