(a) Of persons: indolent, lazy, lax; negligent, remiss; slow (to do sth.); ~ and slou (slewful), slou and ~; ~ in (to), negligent of (a duty); ~ of bileve, of weak, uncertain faith; (b) inadequate, insufficient; (c) slow, deliberate; lacking in energy or activity; (d) of heat: mild, gentle; of sound: soft, dulcet; of water: lukewarm; (e) not tight or taut, loose; of the shoulders: drooping; (f) of skin or flesh: not firm, flaccid, loose; (g) not densely packed or compacted; (h) undisciplined, careless; (i) slippery, muddy; -- ? = slag n. or adj.; (j) as adv.: without force, gently; (k) as surname.