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sluggard

English

Etymology

From Middle English slogarde, probably ultimately of Old Norse origin. Equivalent to slug +? -ard (pejorative agent suffix).

Noun

sluggard (plural sluggards)

  1. A person who is lazy, stupid, or idle by habit.
  2. A person slow to begin necessary work, a slothful person.
  3. A fearful or cowardly person, a poltroon.

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:idler

Related terms

  • lug
  • slug
  • sluggish

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sluggish

English

Etymology

slug +? -ish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?sl????/

Adjective

sluggish (comparative sluggisher or more sluggish, superlative sluggishest or most sluggish)

  1. Habitually idle and lazy; slothful; dull; inactive
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:lazy
    • c. 1874, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Ovid in Exile
      And the sluggish land slumbers in utter neglect.
  2. Slow; having little motion.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:slow
    Antonym: nimble
    • 1913, Paul Laurence Dunbar, At Sunset Time
      We float upon a sluggish stream,
      We ride no rapids mad,
      While life is all a tempered dream
      And every joy half sad.
  3. Having no power to move oneself or itself; inert.
    • 1695, John Woodward, An Essay toward a Natural History of the Earth and Terrestrial Bodies
      Matter, being impotent, sluggish, and inactive, hath no power to stir or move itself.
  4. Characteristic of a sluggard; dull; stupid; tame; simple.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:stupid
  5. Exhibiting economic decline, inactivity, slow or subnormal growth.

Derived terms

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