Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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posture | Yes | No | Yes | No |
slouch | Yes | No | Yes | No |
posture (noun) | slouch (noun) |
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the arrangement of the body and its limbs | a stooping carriage in standing and walking |
characteristic way of bearing one's body | an incompetent person; usually used in negative constructions |
capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war | |
a rationalized mental attitude |
posture (verb) | slouch (verb) |
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assume a posture as for artistic purposes | walk slovenly |
behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others | assume a drooping posture or carriage |