sluggardizev.
/ˈslʌɡədʌɪz/ 1. transitive. To make idle or lazy.
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the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > sloth or laziness > spend (time) in sloth or laziness [verb (transitive)] > make lazy
sluggardizea1616
a1616 W. Shakespeare Two Gentlemen of Verona (1623) i. i. 7 Liuing dully sluggardiz'd at home. View more context for this quotation
1798 Monthly Mag. Feb. 92 To continue..dully sluggardized in that dismal torpor.
2. intransitive. To play the sluggard.
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the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > sloth or laziness > be slothful or lazy [verb (intransitive)]
sleuthc1300
sloth1390
slotter1553
sloven1560
truant1580
drone1632
slubberc1820
sluggardize1837
to lie down1918
to dick off1948
schlump1953
1837 C. Lofft Self-formation II. 230 An enervating lethargic spirit, that kept my soul abed, idly sluggardizing.
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