slackerly

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English slacker
Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.
Proto-Germanic *līkąder.
Proto-Germanic *-līkaz
Proto-West Germanic *-līk
Old English -līċ
Middle English -ly
English -ly
English slackerly

    From slacker + -ly.

    Adjective

    slackerly (comparative more slackerly, superlative most slackerly)

    1. Characteristic of a slacker
      The unkempt young man had a certain slackerly charm.
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