Slacker (ie negligent)

I love the web for being able to cut and paste. The two definitions below basically describe the efforts of spiritual practice this week. I have slacked whose meaning is akin to Negligent.


Main Entry: 1slack Pronunciation: 'slakFunction: adjectiveEtymology: Middle English slak, from Old English sleac; akin to Old High German slah slack, Latin laxus slack, loose, languEre to languish, Greek lagnos lustful and perhaps to Greek lEgein to stop1 : not using due diligence, care, or dispatch : NEGLIGENT2 a : characterized by slowness, sluggishness, or lack of energy b : moderate in some quality; especially : moderately warm c : blowing or flowing at low speed 3 a : not tight or taut b : lacking in usual or normal firmness and steadiness : WEAK 4 : wanting in activity : DULL 5 : lacking in completeness, finish, or perfection synonym see NEGLIGENT- slack·ly adverb- slack·ness noun


Main Entry: neg·li·gent Pronunciation: -j&ntFunction: adjectiveEtymology: Middle English, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French, from Latin neglegent-, neglegens, present participle of neglegere1 : marked by or given to neglect especially habitually or culpably : not taking prudent care2 : marked by a carelessly easy manner- neg·li·gent·ly adverbsynonyms NEGLIGENT, NEGLECTFUL, LAX, SLACK, REMISS mean culpably careless or indicative of such carelessness. NEGLIGENT implies inattention to one's duty or business . NEGLECTFUL adds a more disapproving implication of laziness or deliberate inattention . LAX implies a blameworthy lack of strictness, severity, or precision . SLACK implies want of due or necessary diligence or care . REMISS implies blameworthy carelessness shown in slackness, forgetfulness, or neglect .