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单词 slothful
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Examples of 'slothful' in a sentence
slothful

Except that he was not slothful: he had been busy all night.Kadredin was not to be deterred from his slothful recitation.
(adjective) 
Definition
lazy and unwilling to work
(formal) 
He was not slothful: he had been busy all night.
Synonyms
lazy
I was too lazy to learn how to read music.
idle
I've never met such an idle bunch of workers!
inactive
They certainly were not politically inactive.
indolent
indolent teenagers who won't lift a finger to help
do-nothing (informal)
slack
Many publishers have simply become far too slack.
sluggish
feeling sluggish and lethargic after a big meal
inert
He covered the inert body with a blanket
skiving (British, slang)
torpid
He led a lazy, torpid life at the weekends.
good-for-nothing
workshy
fainéant

Additional synonyms

in the sense of idle
Definition
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),
shiftless
in the sense of inactive
They certainly were not politically inactive.
Synonyms
lazy,
passive,
slow,
quiet,
dull,
low-key (informal),
sluggish,
lethargic,
sedentary,
indolent,
somnolent,
torpid,
slothful (formal)
in the sense of indolent
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

Nearby words of
slothful

  • slosh
  • slot
  • sloth
  • slothful
  • slouch
  • slouch around
  • slouching

Synonyms of 'slothful'

slothful

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of inert
Definition
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)
in the sense of slack
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)
in the sense of sluggish
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)
in the sense of torpid
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
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