WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
slouch•y
(slou′chē),USA pronunciation adj., slouch•i•er, slouch•i•est.
slouch′i•ly, adv.
slouch′i•ness, n.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026- of or pertaining to a slouch or to a slouching manner, posture, etc.
- slouch + -y1 1685–95
slouch′i•ness, n.
slouch /slaʊtʃ/USA pronunciation
v.
n. [countable]
slouch•y, adj., -i•er, -i•est.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- to sit, stand, or walk with a drooping posture:[no object]to slouch around all day.
- to (cause to) droop or bend down, as the shoulders or a hat: [~ + object]to slouch the shoulders.[no object]His shoulders slouched a little lower.
n. [countable]
- [usually singular] an awkward, drooping posture or way of walking or carrying oneself.
- a lazy or incapable person:The coach warned that our opponents were no slouches.
slouch•y, adj., -i•er, -i•est.
slouch
(slouch),USA pronunciation v.i.
v.t.
n.
slouch′er, n.
slouch′ing•ly, adv.
- to sit or stand with an awkward, drooping posture.
- to move or walk with loosely drooping body and careless gait.
- to have a droop or downward bend, as a hat.
v.t.
- to cause to droop or bend down, as the shoulders or a hat.
n.
- a drooping or bending forward of the head and shoulders;
an awkward, drooping posture or carriage. - an awkward, clumsy, or slovenly person.
- See slouch hat.
- a lazy, inept, or inefficient person.
- origin, originally uncertain 1505–15
slouch′ing•ly, adv.
- 8. . laggard, loafer, sluggard.