slothful
English
Alternative forms
- slothfull (archaic)
Pronunciation
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Adjective
slothful (comparative more slothful, superlative most slothful)
- lazy; idle; tending to sloth.
- Synonyms: inactive, sluggish, indolent
- Antonyms: active, unslothful
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Proverbs 18:9:
- He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.
- 1678, John Bunyan, “The Author’s Apology for His Book”, in The Pilgrim’s Progress from This World, to That which is to Come: […], London: […] Nath[aniel] Ponder […], →OCLC; reprinted in The Pilgrim’s Progress (The Noel Douglas Replicas), London: Noel Douglas, […], 1928, →OCLC:
- This Book will make a Travailer of thee, / If by its Counſel thou wilt ruled be; / It will direct thee to the Holy Land, / If thou wilt its Directions understand: / Yea, it will make the ſloathful, active be; / The Blind alſo, delightful things to ſee.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:lazy
Translations
lazy, sluggish
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