slouch (slouch)

v., slouched, slouch·ing, slouch·es.

v.intr.

1. To sit, stand, or walk with an awkward, drooping, excessively relaxed posture.
2. To droop or hang carelessly, as a hat.

v.tr.
To cause to droop; stoop.

n.

1. An awkward, drooping, excessively relaxed posture or gait.
2. Slang. An awkward, lazy, or inept person: good at chess and no slouch at bridge, either.

[Origin unknown.]

sloucher slouch'er n.
slouchily slouch'i·ly adv.
slouchiness slouch'i·ness n.
slouchy slouch'y adj.

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