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slackerishly

slackerishly adverb: in a slackerish (lazy, idle) manner; lazily, indolently.

Adverb

slackerishly (comparative more slackerishly, superlative most slackerishly)

  1. In a slackerish (lazy, idle) manner; lazily, indolently.
    • As conformist and inarticulate as the other man vying for Lelaina's affections — her roommate Troy (Ethan Hawke), who slackerishly fronts a grunge band — is caustically rebellious, Michael can at least help her career.1994 February 24, Bob Strauss, “'Reality Bites' shows Generation X struggling in today's job market”, in St. Louis Post-Dispatch, volume 116, number 55, St. Louis, M.O.: Pulitzer, Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC...
    • What stayed longer with me was the clever undecidability of the work — the question slackerishly posed in its title — and the way it gestured towards 'the street'.2016, Alison Young, Street Art World, London: Reaktion Books, →ISBN, page 60

Forms of slackerishly

comparativemore slackerishly
superlativemost slackerishly

Origin of slackerishly

From slackerish + -ly.

Questions about slackerishly

What does slackerishly mean?
Slackerishly means in a slackerish (lazy, idle) manner; lazily, indolently.
What part of speech is slackerishly?
Slackerishly is an adverb.

Words near slackerishly in the dictionary

  1. slackens
  2. slackens off
  3. slacker
  4. slackerdom
  5. slackerish
  6. slackerishly
  7. slackerism
  8. slackerly
  9. slackers
  10. slackery
  11. slackest

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