"overslack" meaning in English

See overslack in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more overslack [comparative], most overslack [superlative]
Etymology: over- + slack Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|slack}} over- + slack Head templates: {{en-adj}} overslack (comparative more overslack, superlative most overslack)
  1. Excessively slack.
    Sense id: en-overslack-en-adj-p9gLNedM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-

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