Crossword clues for slackest
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Slack \Slack\, a. [Compar. Slacker; superl. Slackest.] [OE. slak, AS. sleac; akin to OS. slak, OHG. slah, Prov. G. schlack, Icel. slakr, Sw. slak; cf. Skr. s[.r]j to let loose, to throw. Cf. Slake.] Lax; not tense; not hard drawn; not firmly extended; as, a slack rope.
2. Weak; not holding fast; as, a slack hand.
--Milton.
3. Remiss; backward; not using due diligence or care; not earnest or eager; as, slack in duty or service.
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as
some men count slackness.
--2 Pet. iii.
9.
4. Not violent, rapid, or pressing; slow; moderate; easy; as,
business is slack. ``With slack pace.''
--Chaucer.
C?sar . . . about sunset, hoisting sail with a slack
southwest, at midnight was becalmed.
--Milton.
Slack in stays (Naut.), slow in going about, as a ship.
Slack water, the time when the tide runs slowly, or the water is at rest; or the interval between the flux and reflux of the tide.
Slack-water navigation, navigation in a stream the depth of which has been increased, and the current diminished, by a dam or dams.
Syn: Loose; relaxed; weak; remiss; backward; abated; diminished; inactive; slow; tardy; dull.
Wiktionary
a. (en-superlative of: slack)
Usage examples of "slackest".
I would have the end and beginning of the working week in the period meant that I would see it in both its busiest and slackest moments, which was ideal.
Six: December 26th CHRISTMAS DAY was the slackest day of the year at The Lodge and as usual had been celebrated in a fairly quiet, intimate manner by the few members in residence.
January came and went, the slackest month of the year for cane cutters, but there was no sign of Luke.
Only the slackest of mistresses would permit such dalliance, and Madame Delphine Lalaurie was known for the silent efficiency of her servants.
Coronado considered this to be one of the slackest Third World countries on earth.