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slackness

slack·ness

US/ˈslæknəs/ uncommon

noun

1.

the condition of being loose (not taut)

  • “he hadn”
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Origin

From Middle English slacnesse, slakenes, slaknesse; equivalent to slack + -ness. Compare Old English slæcnes.

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