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