Slothful
['sləʊθfʊl;-f(ə)l] or ['sloθfl]
Definition
(a.) Addicted to sloth; inactive; sluggish; lazy; indolent; idle.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Lazy, idle, inert, sluggish, indolent, dronish, inactive, lumpish, supine, torpid, slack.
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Examples
- No, Jane, no: this world is not the scene of fruition; do not attempt to make it so: nor of rest; do not turn slothful. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Philander, he said: Tut, tut, Mr. Philander; this is no time to indulge in slothful ease. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
Editor: Solomon