Definition of slothful in English:

slothful

adjective ˈsləʊθf(ə)lˈsləʊθfʊl

Lazy.
fatigue made him slothful
Example sentencesExamples
- I'm feeling pretty slothful and despondent today, so I've took the lazy option of filling a bit of blogspace by copying down one of those questionnaires that I so detest.
- He painted government as the slothful bloated protector of welfare cheats, overpaid bureaucrats and useless politicians.
- The second figure was walking towards the survivors with the same slow, slothful intent as the first had just minutes earlier.
- Thus exercise, a new skill and a decent night's sleep and productive Thursday can replace overindulgence and a somewhat seedy and slothful Thursday.
- In captivity, the tigers were generally thought to be slothful, sluggish and boring and did not entertain their viewers.
- A U.S.-based systems company has set up its UK headquarters in York - and plans to woo slothful people back to the gymnasium.
- And while you could make the case that Hamlet was a misanthrope, you commit the slothful sin of identifying the author with his creation if you say the same of Shakespeare.
- Neither does it tarry long in the hands of those too slothful, too dishonest, or too unintelligent to exercise it.
- We have had a long time of liberty, and have enjoyed our ministers, and sermons, and ordinances, with freedom; and we grew dull, and slothful, and sleepy.
- But the stereotype of today's footballer is the opposite of slothful.
- By day four, I had melted into a slothful recluse: soul and body atrophying, hair matted, bed unmade, depressed and petulant - a real joy.
- Mexican food, pomegranate Margaritas at Rosa Mexicana, the lazy slothful pace of New York in summer.
- Let's admit that in modern times, this ‘sin’ has become mired in a theological cul-de-sac: sloth is bad because it impedes progress; progress is good because it enables us to be slothful.
- That often happens when it's been a slow news day, a sluggish news week or sometimes even a slothful news month.
- This is pretty good progress for you George, even accounting for your usual slothful approach to work.
- I know that it's way too early to declare any kind of victory over my slothful nature, but methinks it's a very good sign.
- To judge from some of the wildly hostile remarks from the Scottish political classes, it would seem this slothful water utility is regarded as a sacred object.
- The athletic spring that had once been in my step had slid disgracefully into a slothful waddle and I was metamorphosing into a thirty-something marshmallow instead.
- And hey, you can finally tell yourself that being a slothful, gluttonous thief isn't such a self-serving activity, after all.
- Sir William Brereton, a Cheshire gentleman and Puritan visiting in 1636, called the common people sluttish, nasty and slothful.
Synonyms
lazy, idle, indolent, work-shy, inactive, inert, sluggish, apathetic, lethargic, listless, languid, torpid, slow-moving, slow, heavy, dull, enervated, shiftless, lackadaisical
informal bone idle, do-nothing
French archaic fainéant
rare otiose

Derivatives

slothfully

adverb ˈsləʊθf(ə)liˈsləʊθfʊli

‘Saturday,’ she thought slothfully, ‘And nothing to do but sit and do nothing.’
Example sentencesExamples
- She was slothfully placing her books into her book bag.
- She lay slothfully on the couch, remote control in hand, flicking aimlessly through the various channels.
- Holidays have made many ‘busy’ surfing channels, lying slothfully on the bed, with the remote control.
- No need to tie your hair in style, just do it as slothfully as you've always done and hurry up.

slothfulness

noun ˈsləʊθf(ə)lnəsˈsləʊθfʊlnəs

Editing a newspaper, the duties of parenthood, workaday journalism for this and other publications, and a moderate degree of slothfulness have got in the way.
Example sentencesExamples
- I was charmed by the honesty of those who admitted slothfulness.
- The history tells us that once political mobilisations take center stage, wanton crime, ill-discipline and slothfulness suddenly disappear.
- For a sloth like me, forced to spend time among people who have a powerful work ethic, my encounter with Jamaica was a huge relief, for on that island slothfulness is no sin or vice, it is a virtue, and a highly valued one at that.
- The opposition politician said he does not support laziness, slothfulness, or unnecessary bureaucracy, and where that is the case, something must be done about it.

Definition of slothful in US English:

slothful

adjective

Lazy.
fatigue made him slothful
Example sentencesExamples
- We have had a long time of liberty, and have enjoyed our ministers, and sermons, and ordinances, with freedom; and we grew dull, and slothful, and sleepy.
- Let's admit that in modern times, this ‘sin’ has become mired in a theological cul-de-sac: sloth is bad because it impedes progress; progress is good because it enables us to be slothful.
- In captivity, the tigers were generally thought to be slothful, sluggish and boring and did not entertain their viewers.
- The athletic spring that had once been in my step had slid disgracefully into a slothful waddle and I was metamorphosing into a thirty-something marshmallow instead.
- The second figure was walking towards the survivors with the same slow, slothful intent as the first had just minutes earlier.
- That often happens when it's been a slow news day, a sluggish news week or sometimes even a slothful news month.
- Neither does it tarry long in the hands of those too slothful, too dishonest, or too unintelligent to exercise it.
- And hey, you can finally tell yourself that being a slothful, gluttonous thief isn't such a self-serving activity, after all.
- I'm feeling pretty slothful and despondent today, so I've took the lazy option of filling a bit of blogspace by copying down one of those questionnaires that I so detest.
- A U.S.-based systems company has set up its UK headquarters in York - and plans to woo slothful people back to the gymnasium.
- And while you could make the case that Hamlet was a misanthrope, you commit the slothful sin of identifying the author with his creation if you say the same of Shakespeare.
- Mexican food, pomegranate Margaritas at Rosa Mexicana, the lazy slothful pace of New York in summer.
- I know that it's way too early to declare any kind of victory over my slothful nature, but methinks it's a very good sign.
- Sir William Brereton, a Cheshire gentleman and Puritan visiting in 1636, called the common people sluttish, nasty and slothful.
- By day four, I had melted into a slothful recluse: soul and body atrophying, hair matted, bed unmade, depressed and petulant - a real joy.
- He painted government as the slothful bloated protector of welfare cheats, overpaid bureaucrats and useless politicians.
- Thus exercise, a new skill and a decent night's sleep and productive Thursday can replace overindulgence and a somewhat seedy and slothful Thursday.
- To judge from some of the wildly hostile remarks from the Scottish political classes, it would seem this slothful water utility is regarded as a sacred object.
- But the stereotype of today's footballer is the opposite of slothful.
- This is pretty good progress for you George, even accounting for your usual slothful approach to work.
Synonyms
lazy, idle, indolent, work-shy, inactive, inert, sluggish, apathetic, lethargic, listless, languid, torpid, slow-moving, slow, heavy, dull, enervated, shiftless, lackadaisical

单词	slothful
释义	Definition of slothful in English: slothful adjective ˈsləʊθf(ə)lˈsləʊθfʊl Lazy. fatigue made him slothful Example sentencesExamples I'm feeling pretty slothful and despondent today, so I've took the lazy option of filling a bit of blogspace by copying down one of those questionnaires that I so detest. He painted government as the slothful bloated protector of welfare cheats, overpaid bureaucrats and useless politicians. The second figure was walking towards the survivors with the same slow, slothful intent as the first had just minutes earlier. Thus exercise, a new skill and a decent night's sleep and productive Thursday can replace overindulgence and a somewhat seedy and slothful Thursday. In captivity, the tigers were generally thought to be slothful, sluggish and boring and did not entertain their viewers. A U.S.-based systems company has set up its UK headquarters in York - and plans to woo slothful people back to the gymnasium. And while you could make the case that Hamlet was a misanthrope, you commit the slothful sin of identifying the author with his creation if you say the same of Shakespeare. Neither does it tarry long in the hands of those too slothful, too dishonest, or too unintelligent to exercise it. We have had a long time of liberty, and have enjoyed our ministers, and sermons, and ordinances, with freedom; and we grew dull, and slothful, and sleepy. But the stereotype of today's footballer is the opposite of slothful. By day four, I had melted into a slothful recluse: soul and body atrophying, hair matted, bed unmade, depressed and petulant - a real joy. Mexican food, pomegranate Margaritas at Rosa Mexicana, the lazy slothful pace of New York in summer. Let's admit that in modern times, this ‘sin’ has become mired in a theological cul-de-sac: sloth is bad because it impedes progress; progress is good because it enables us to be slothful. That often happens when it's been a slow news day, a sluggish news week or sometimes even a slothful news month. This is pretty good progress for you George, even accounting for your usual slothful approach to work. I know that it's way too early to declare any kind of victory over my slothful nature, but methinks it's a very good sign. To judge from some of the wildly hostile remarks from the Scottish political classes, it would seem this slothful water utility is regarded as a sacred object. The athletic spring that had once been in my step had slid disgracefully into a slothful waddle and I was metamorphosing into a thirty-something marshmallow instead. And hey, you can finally tell yourself that being a slothful, gluttonous thief isn't such a self-serving activity, after all. Sir William Brereton, a Cheshire gentleman and Puritan visiting in 1636, called the common people sluttish, nasty and slothful. Synonyms lazy, idle, indolent, work-shy, inactive, inert, sluggish, apathetic, lethargic, listless, languid, torpid, slow-moving, slow, heavy, dull, enervated, shiftless, lackadaisical informal bone idle, do-nothing French archaic fainéant rare otiose Derivatives slothfully adverb ˈsləʊθf(ə)liˈsləʊθfʊli ‘Saturday,’ she thought slothfully, ‘And nothing to do but sit and do nothing.’ Example sentencesExamples She was slothfully placing her books into her book bag. She lay slothfully on the couch, remote control in hand, flicking aimlessly through the various channels. Holidays have made many ‘busy’ surfing channels, lying slothfully on the bed, with the remote control. No need to tie your hair in style, just do it as slothfully as you've always done and hurry up. slothfulness noun ˈsləʊθf(ə)lnəsˈsləʊθfʊlnəs Editing a newspaper, the duties of parenthood, workaday journalism for this and other publications, and a moderate degree of slothfulness have got in the way. Example sentencesExamples I was charmed by the honesty of those who admitted slothfulness. The history tells us that once political mobilisations take center stage, wanton crime, ill-discipline and slothfulness suddenly disappear. For a sloth like me, forced to spend time among people who have a powerful work ethic, my encounter with Jamaica was a huge relief, for on that island slothfulness is no sin or vice, it is a virtue, and a highly valued one at that. The opposition politician said he does not support laziness, slothfulness, or unnecessary bureaucracy, and where that is the case, something must be done about it. Definition of slothful in US English: slothful adjective Lazy. fatigue made him slothful Example sentencesExamples We have had a long time of liberty, and have enjoyed our ministers, and sermons, and ordinances, with freedom; and we grew dull, and slothful, and sleepy. Let's admit that in modern times, this ‘sin’ has become mired in a theological cul-de-sac: sloth is bad because it impedes progress; progress is good because it enables us to be slothful. In captivity, the tigers were generally thought to be slothful, sluggish and boring and did not entertain their viewers. The athletic spring that had once been in my step had slid disgracefully into a slothful waddle and I was metamorphosing into a thirty-something marshmallow instead. The second figure was walking towards the survivors with the same slow, slothful intent as the first had just minutes earlier. That often happens when it's been a slow news day, a sluggish news week or sometimes even a slothful news month. Neither does it tarry long in the hands of those too slothful, too dishonest, or too unintelligent to exercise it. And hey, you can finally tell yourself that being a slothful, gluttonous thief isn't such a self-serving activity, after all. I'm feeling pretty slothful and despondent today, so I've took the lazy option of filling a bit of blogspace by copying down one of those questionnaires that I so detest. A U.S.-based systems company has set up its UK headquarters in York - and plans to woo slothful people back to the gymnasium. And while you could make the case that Hamlet was a misanthrope, you commit the slothful sin of identifying the author with his creation if you say the same of Shakespeare. Mexican food, pomegranate Margaritas at Rosa Mexicana, the lazy slothful pace of New York in summer. I know that it's way too early to declare any kind of victory over my slothful nature, but methinks it's a very good sign. Sir William Brereton, a Cheshire gentleman and Puritan visiting in 1636, called the common people sluttish, nasty and slothful. By day four, I had melted into a slothful recluse: soul and body atrophying, hair matted, bed unmade, depressed and petulant - a real joy. He painted government as the slothful bloated protector of welfare cheats, overpaid bureaucrats and useless politicians. Thus exercise, a new skill and a decent night's sleep and productive Thursday can replace overindulgence and a somewhat seedy and slothful Thursday. To judge from some of the wildly hostile remarks from the Scottish political classes, it would seem this slothful water utility is regarded as a sacred object. But the stereotype of today's footballer is the opposite of slothful. This is pretty good progress for you George, even accounting for your usual slothful approach to work. Synonyms lazy, idle, indolent, work-shy, inactive, inert, sluggish, apathetic, lethargic, listless, languid, torpid, slow-moving, slow, heavy, dull, enervated, shiftless, lackadaisical
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