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indolent
English
Etymology
From French indolent, from Latin indolens, from in- (“not”) +? dol?ns (“hurting”), from doleo (“to hurt”).
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /??n.d?.l?nt/
Adjective
indolent (comparative more indolent, superlative most indolent)
- Habitually lazy, procrastinating, or resistant to physical labor
- Inducing laziness
- (medicine) Causing little or no physical pain; progressing slowly; inactive (of an ulcer, etc.)
- (medicine) Healing slowly
Synonyms
- idle, work-shy; see also Thesaurus:lazy
Related terms
Translations
Anagrams
- deltonin, nontiled
French
Etymology
From Latin indolentem, accusative singular masculine and feminine of indol?ns, from in- (“not”) + dol?ns (“pain”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??.d?.l??/
- Homophone: indolents
Adjective
indolent (feminine singular indolente, masculine plural indolents, feminine plural indolentes)
- indolent (all senses)
German
Etymology
Borrowed from French indolent.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ndo?l?nt/, /??ndol?nt/
- Hyphenation: in?do?lent
Adjective
indolent (comparative indolenter, superlative am indolentesten)
- indolent (mentally lazy)
- Synonym: denkfaul
- (medicine) insensible to pain
Declension
Related terms
- Indolenz
Further reading
- “indolent” in Duden online
- “indolent” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Romanian
Etymology
From French indolent, from Latin indolens.
Adjective
indolent m or n (feminine singular indolent?, masculine plural indolen?i, feminine and neuter plural indolente)
- indolent
Declension
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sloppy
English
Etymology
slop +? -y
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?sl?pi/
- Rhymes: -?pi
Adjective
sloppy (comparative sloppier, superlative sloppiest)
- Very wet; covered in or composed of slop.
- The dog tracked sloppy mud through the kitchen!
- Messy; not neat, elegant, or careful.
- The carpenter did a sloppy job of building the staircase.
- Imprecise or loose.
- A sloppy measurement; a sloppy fit!
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:careless
Derived terms
- sloppiness
- sloppily
- sloppy drunk
- sloppy joe
- sloppy seconds
Translations
Further reading
- sloppy in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- sloppy in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- polyps
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