slouch´ing|ly

slouch´ing|ly
slouch|ing «SLOW chihng», adjective.
1. that slouches; carrying oneself with a slouch: »

a tall, slouching fellow (Francis Parkman).

2. characterized by a slouch: »

I adopted, along with my beggar's attire, a peculiar slouching and clownish gait (William Godwin).

slouch´ing|ly, adverb.

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