different between slackly vs shackly

slackly

English

Etymology

slack +? -ly

Adverb

slackly (comparative more slackly, superlative most slackly)

  1. In a slack manner.
    He shook my hand slackly. It was like shaking a dead fish.
    The flags hung slackly, there wasn't a breeze in the sky.

slackly From the web:

  • what does slackly mean
  • slackly meaning
  • what do slackly mean
  • what does slackly


shackly

English

Etymology

Probably from dialectal shackle (to shake, rattle) +? -y.

Adjective

shackly (comparative more shackly, superlative most shackly)

  1. (US, colloquial, dated) Shaky, rickety, ramshackle.
  2. (dialectal) Loose-jointed, shambling.

Anagrams

  • ackshly

shackly From the web:

  • what does shackled mean
  • what does shackle
  • what is the meaning of shackled
+1
Share
Pin
Like
Send
Share

you may also like