— sloucher , n. — slouchingly , adv.
/slowch/ , v.i.
1. to sit or stand with an awkward, drooping posture.
2. to move or walk with loosely drooping body and careless gait.
3. to have a droop or downward bend, as a hat.
v.t.
4. to cause to droop or bend down, as the shoulders or a hat.
n.
5. a drooping or bending forward of the head and shoulders; an awkward, drooping posture or carriage.
6. an awkward, clumsy, or slovenly person.
7. See slouch hat .
8. a lazy, inept, or inefficient person.
[ 1505-15; orig. uncert. ]
Syn. 8. laggard, loafer, sluggard.