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Slack Not Busy Crossword Clue

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adjective

• not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time

• at a slow tempo

• (used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time

adverb

• without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly')

• showing a time that is earlier than the actual time

adjective satellite

• slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity

• so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

• (of business) not active or brisk

verb

• lose velocity; move more slowly

• become slow or slower

• cause to proceed more slowly

38%5Not busy or active
noun

• dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve

• a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality

• a stretch of water without current or movement

• a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot

• the quality of being loose (not taut)

• a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely

adjective satellite

• not tense or taut

• flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide

• lacking in rigor or strictness

verb

• avoid responsibilities and work, be idle

• be inattentive to, or neglect

• release tension on

• make less active or fast

• become slow or slower

• make less active or intense

• become less in amount or intensity

• cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water

36%7Busy, busy, busy
adjective satellite

• (of a person) very busy and active

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