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Indolent vs Sluttish - What's the difference?

indolent | sluttish |

As adjectives the difference between indolent and sluttish

is that indolent is habitually]] lazy, [[procrastinate|procrastinating, or resistant to physical labor/labour while sluttish is (vulgar) like a slut; sexually promiscuous.

indolent

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Habitually]] lazy, [[procrastinate, procrastinating, or resistant to physical labor/labour.
    • The indolent girl resisted doing her homework.
  • Inducing laziness (e.g. indolent comfort ).
  • (medicine) Causing scant or no physical pain; progressing slowly; inactive (of an ulcer, etc.).
  • (medicine) Healing slowly.

    • Synonyms

    * work-shy * See also

    Related terms

    * indolence * indolency

    Anagrams

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    sluttish

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (vulgar) Like a slut; sexually promiscuous.
  • (chiefly, dated) Dirty or untidy; disorderly.
  • * 1815' ('''1823 reprint), Walter Scott, ''Guy Mannering'', in the ''Novels and Tales of the Author of Waverly , volume 3:
    • an air of liberal, though sluttish , plenty, indicated the wealthy farmer.
  • * 1996 February 7, Helen Fielding, Bridget Jones's Diary'' ([http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/bridget-joness-diary-1317699.html], accessed 2009-08-03), in ''The Independent (London):
    • "Check plates and cutlery for tell-tale signs of sluttish washing up "

    Synonyms

    * slatternly

    Derived terms

    * sluttishly * sluttishness

    Synonyms

    * slutty