"unslack" meaning in English

See unslack in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more unslack [comparative], most unslack [superlative]
Etymology: From un- + slack. Etymology templates: {{pre|en|un|slack}} un- + slack Head templates: {{en-adj}} unslack (comparative more unslack, superlative most unslack)
  1. (rare) Not slack. Tags: rare
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