slouchingly

8.6

Move or sit with a bent back and low energy

adverb
/ˈslaʊtʃɪŋli/

: encorvadamente

He walked slouchingly into the meeting, giving the impression of boredom.

Examples

She leaned slouchingly against the wall, her energy spent after a long day.
The teenager sat slouchingly on the couch, barely listening to his parents.
He walked slouchingly into the room.
She sat slouchingly on the couch.
He walked slouchingly into the meeting, giving the impression of boredom.
She leaned slouchingly against the wall, her energy spent after a long day.
The teenager sat slouchingly on the couch, barely listening to his parents.

Synonyms

limply

vsslouchingly

5 4.4

In a weak, soft way that has no stiffness

is specifically about a bent or drooping posture or gait rather than general limpness

slouchily

vsslouchingly

8.0

In a lazy, untidy way with shoulders bent forward

is more about physical bent posture rather than careless untidiness

lankily

vsslouchingly

7.5

In a limp, loose way that hangs down

is more about a bent posture or gait rather than merely loose movement

droopingly

vsslouchingly

7.5

In a sad, tired way that makes the head or body hang down

focuses on a bent posture or gait rather than only passive hanging

Antonyms

stiffly

25 4.4

In a way that is not relaxed, often because of pain or to seem formal

uprightly

1 4.3

Sitting or standing with the body straight and vertical

How Slouched

slouchingly

8.6

casually

103 2.5

properly

686 1.0

Surface Forms

slouchingly positive

Morphology

slouchingly = slouching (transparent) = slouch + ing + ly

Forming an adverb from the adjective/participle 'slouching' with '-ly' yields the straightforward meaning 'in a slouching manner.'

Etymology

Slouchingly comes from the simple verb slouch, which means 'to droop' or 'to sit with a bad posture', plus the ending -ly meaning 'in a way'. So to move slouchingly is to walk or sit in a bent, lazy way, giving the clear image of someone tired or bored.