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View usage for: (sloʊθfʊl) adjectiveSomeone who is slothful is lazy and unwilling to make an effort to work. [formal] He was not slothful: he had been busy all night. Synonyms: lazy, idle, inactive, indolent More Synonyms of slothful slothful in British English (ˈsləʊθfʊl) Derived forms slothfully (ˈslothfully) adverb slothfulness (ˈslothfulness) noun indolent in British English (ˈɪndələnt) adjective1. disliking work or effort; lazy; idle 2. pathology causing little pain an indolent tumour 3. (esp of a painless ulcer) slow to heal slothful in American English (slɑθfəl; sloʊθfəl; also sloʊθfəl) adjective characterized by sloth; indolent; lazy Derived forms slothfully (ˈslothfully) adverb slothfulness (ˈslothfulness) noun Examples of 'slothful' in a sentenceslothful Except that he was not slothful: he had been busy all night.Kadredin was not to be deterred from his slothful recitation. Definition lazy and unwilling to work (formal) He was not slothful: he had been busy all night. Synonyms do-nothing (informal) skiving (British, slang) good-for-nothing workshy fainéant Additional synonymsDefinition not wanting to work I've never met such an idle bunch of workers! Synonyms lazy, slow, slack, sluggish, lax, negligent, inactive, inert, lethargic, indolent, lackadaisical, good-for-nothing, remiss (formal), workshy, slothful (formal), shiftlessThey certainly were not politically inactive. Synonyms lazy, passive, slow, quiet, dull, low-key (informal), sluggish, lethargic, sedentary, indolent, somnolent, torpid, slothful (formal) Definition lazy indolent teenagers who won't lift a finger to help Synonyms lazy, slack, idle, slow, sluggish, inactive, inert, languid, lethargic, listless, lackadaisical, torpid, good-for-nothing, workshy, slothful (formal), lumpish, fainéant - slosh
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Additional synonymsDefinition inactive or lifeless He covered the inert body with a blanket Synonyms inactive, still, motionless, dead, passive, slack, static, dormant, lifeless, leaden, immobile, inanimate, unresponsive, unmoving, quiescent, torpid, unreactive, slumberous (poetic) Definition careless in one's work Many publishers have simply become far too slack. Synonyms negligent, lazy, lax, idle, easy-going, inactive, tardy, slapdash, neglectful, slipshod, inattentive, remiss (formal), asleep on the job (informal) Definition lacking energy feeling sluggish and lethargic after a big meal Synonyms inactive, slow, lethargic, listless, heavy, dull, lifeless, inert, slow-moving, unresponsive, phlegmatic, indolent, torpid, slothful (formal) Definition sluggish or dull He led a lazy, torpid life at the weekends. Synonyms inactive, lazy, sluggish, languid, slow, dull, passive, numb, motionless, stagnant, inert, slow-moving, lethargic, apathetic, lymphatic, drowsy, listless, indolent, languorous, somnolent, lackadaisical, slothful (formal), benumbed, fainéant |