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slothful | slothfulness |

As an adjective slothful

is lazy; inactive; sluggish; indolent; idle; tending to sloth.

As a noun slothfulness is

(uncountable) the state or quality of being slothful.

slothful

English

Alternative forms

* slothfull (archaic)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Lazy; inactive; sluggish; indolent; idle; tending to sloth.
  • * He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster. - Proverbs. 18:9

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    slothfulness

    English

    Noun

  • (uncountable) The state or quality of being slothful.
  • (countable, rare) The result or product of being slothful.