释义 |
sluggardly, a.|ˈslʌgədlɪ| [f. sluggard n. + -ly1.] Lazy, indolent, slothful.
1865Carlyle Fredk. Gt. xx. iii. (1872) IX. 53 Astonishment at unjust fortune, or at his own sluggardly cunctations. 1877Tinsley's Mag. XXI. 609, I feel bitterly ashamed of selfish sluggardly humanity. 1884Manch. Exam. 25 Feb. 5/2 The sluggardly and inefficient way in which the Irish railway companies..do their business.
Add: Hence ˈsluggardliness n. = sluggardness n.
1977Economist 30 Apr. 90/1 The trade cycle has changed from seesaw to sluggardliness. |