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slothful

[ slawth-fuhl, slohth- ]

/ ˈslɔθ fəl, ˈsloʊθ- /

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adjective

sluggardly; indolent; lazy.

Origin of slothful

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at sloth, -ful

SYNONYMS FOR slothful

sluggish; inactive, torpid, slack. See idle.

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OTHER WORDS FROM slothful

sloth·ful·ly, adverb sloth·ful·ness, noun

Words nearby slothful

slot racer, slot racing, slotback, sloth, sloth bear, slothful, slotted spoon, slotter, slouch, slouch hat, slouchy

Example sentences from the Web for slothful

The last was the "wicked and slothful," because unprofitable, servant.

Knowledge is Power: |Charles Knight
Her eyes, slightly oblique, were slothful at times and at other times full of fire, transforming her into a menacing dictator.

The Moon Colony |William Dixon Bell
Indolent is a milder term for the same quality; the slothful man hates action; the indolent man loves inaction.

English Synonyms and Antonyms |James Champlin Fernald
Shall we be slothful in well-doing, and lay aside our charity?

The Forbidden Gospels and Epistles, Complete |Archbishop Wake

Only to the slothful, and such as loved their ease above all things, early Methodism had no seductions to offer.

A Charming Fellow, Volume I (of 3) |Frances Eleanor Trollope

British Dictionary definitions for slothful

slothful

/ (ˈsləʊθfʊl) /

adjective

indolent

Derived forms of slothful

slothfully, adverb slothfulness, noun