"slackery" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: slacker + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|slacker|y}} slacker + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} slackery (not comparable)
  1. (informal) Characteristic of a slacker. Tags: informal, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-slackery-en-adj-cplnqafd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 75 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Etymology: slack + -ery Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|slack|ery}} slack + -ery Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} slackery (uncountable)
  1. Laxity; idleness; lack of requisite effort. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-slackery-en-noun-qVkN9hu7 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ery
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

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