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17 words match “SLOTHFUL”

SLOTHFUL a.
Addicted to sloth; inactive; sluggish; lazy; indolent; idle. He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster. Prov. xviii. 9. -- Sloth"ful*ly, adv. -- Sloth"ful*ness, n.
BROTHER n.
which, resembles another in distinctive qualities or traits of character. He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster. Prov. xviii. 9. That April morn Of this the very brother. Wordsworth.
EFFEMINATE v.
To grow womanish or weak. In a slothful peace both courage will effeminate and manners corrupt. Pope.
ERKE a.
ASlothful. [Obs.] Rom. of R.
FERVENT a.
Warm in feeling; ardent in temperament; earnest; full of fervor; zealous; glowing. Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit. Rom. iii. 11. So spake the fervent angel. Milton. A fervent desire to promote the happiness of mankind. Macaulay. -- Fer"vent*ly, adv. -- Fer"vent*ness, n. Laboring fervently for you in praye…
IDLE a.
Given rest and ease; averse to labor or employment; lazy; slothful; as, an idle fellow.
INDILIGENT a.
Not diligent; idle; slothful. [Obs.] Feltham. -- In*dil"i*gent*ly, adv. [Obs.]
INDUSTRIOUS a.
terized by diligence; constantly, regularly, or habitually occupied; busy; assiduous; not slothful or idle; -- commonly implying devotion to lawful and useful labor. Frugal and industrious men are commonly friendly to the established government. Sir W. Temple.
LAZY a.
Inactive; slothful; slow; sluggish; as, a lazy stream. "The night owl's lazy flight." Shak.
LITHER a.
Bad; wicked; false; worthless; slothful. [Obs.] Chaucer. Not lither in business, fervent in spirit. Bp. Woolton.
LOSEL a.
Wasteful; slothful.
LUSK a.
Lazy; slothful. [Obs.]
MISCREANT n.
false religious faith; a misbeliever. [Obs.] Spenser. De Quincey. Thou oughtest not to be slothful to the destruction of the miscreants, but to constrain them to obey our Lord God. Rivers.
SLUGGISH a.
Habitually idle and lazy; slothful; dull; inactive; as, a sluggish man.
TAUPIE; TAWPIE n.
A foolish or thoughtless young person, esp. a slothful or slovenly woman. [Scot.] Burns.
TRAVAIL v.
To labor with pain; to toil. [Archaic] "Slothful persons which will not travail for their livings." Latimer.
WASTER n.
rs; one who consumes or expends extravagantly; a spendthrift; a prodigal. He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster. Prov. xviii. 9. Sconces are great wasters of candles. Swift.