slothfuladj.n.

/ˈsləʊθfʊl/

Forms: α. Middle English slouthe-, Middle English–1600s slouth-, 1500s slought-; Middle English slowt-, 1500s slowth-. β. 1500s slothe-, 1500s– sloth-, 1600s–1700s sloath-. Also Middle English–1600s -full.

Etymology: < sloth n.¹ Compare sleuthful adj.

a. Of persons, etc.: Full of sloth; indisposed to exertion; inactive, indolent, lazy, sluggish.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > sloth or laziness > [adjective]

sweerc725

foridledc1230

idlea1300

faintc1325

recrayed1340

slewful1340

nicea1398

sleuthya1400

delicate?c1400

sleuthfulc1400

slothfulc1400

sloth1412

lurdanc1480

luskinga1500

luskish15..

droning1509

bumbard?a1513

slottery1513

desidiousa1540

lazy1549

slovening1549

truanta1550

sleuth1567

litherly1573

truantly1579

dronish1580

lubberly1580

truant-like1583

shiftless1584

sluggard1594

fat1598

lusky1604

sweatless1606

clumse1611

easeful1611

loselly1611

do-littlea1613

sluggardisha1627

pigritious1638

drony1653

murcid1656

thokisha1682

shammockinga1704

indolent1710

huddroun1721

nothing-doing1724

desidiose1727

lusk1775

slack-twisted1794

sweert1817

bone-lazya1825

lurgy1828

straight-backed1830

do-nothing1832

slobbish1833

bone idle1836

slouch1837

lotophagous1841

shammocky1841

bein1847

thoky1847

lotus-eating1852

fainéant1855

sluggardly1865

lazy-boned1875

do-naught1879

easy-going1879

lazyish1892

slobbed1962

α.

c1400 Pilgr. Sowle (1483) iii. viii. 55 Sloutheful haue they ben aboute theyr owne hele.

1484 W. Caxton tr. Subtyl Historyes & Fables Esope v. xiii I am so slouthfull that I maye not ete.

a1555 H. Latimer 27 Serm. (1562) ii. f. 56 God tempteth vs for exercyse sake, that we should not be slouthfull.

1582 Bible (Rheims) Matt. xxv. 26 Naughtie and sloughtful servant.

1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene ii. vi. sig. R4 The slouthfull waue of that great griesy lake.

β. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 324/2 Slowe or slothfull, lente, tardif.1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde iii. xi. f. 160 Least the residue..shulde..waxe slothefull with Idlenes.1606 T. Dekker Seuen Deadly Sinnes London iv. sig. E2 Hee is the true Slothfull man that does no good.1660 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. III. i. 119 Admit not a sloathfull person..unto your doctrines.1717 A. Pope tr. Homer Iliad III. x. 74 Still, with your Voice, the sloathful Soldiers raise.1752 D. Hume Ess. & Treat. (1777) I. 290 A nation..cannot maintain..its fleets and armies from the industry of such slothful members.1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth viii, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. I. 225 You shall not find Patrick Charteris slothful in a matter of this importance.1876 B. Martin Messiah's Kingdom vi. ii. 301 The church has been slothful.

b. absol. (chiefly as plural).

ΚΠ

a1637 B. Jonson Timber 1296 in Wks. (1640) III He is growne to active men, an example; to the sloathfull, a spurre.

1678 J. Bunyan Pilgrim's Progress Author's Apol. sig. A6^v It will make the sloathful active be.

1781 Scot. Paraphrases xii. v Ye indolent and slothful rise.

c. As n. A lazy person, a sluggard.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > sloth or laziness > [noun] > lazy person

caynard1303

sluggard1398

luskc1420

slugc1425

truantc1449

dawa1500

hummel?a1513

rook?a1513

wallydraigle?a1513

sloven1523

dronea1529

draw latch1538

slim1548

slouk1570

do-nothing1579

bumbiea1585

do-little1586

lazybones1593

luskin1593

do-naught1594

loiter-sack1594

bed-presser1598

lazy lizard1600

lazy-back1611

fainéant1618

nothing-do1623

trivant1624

slothful1648

lolpoop1661

tool1699

haggis1822

lazy-boots1832

lazy-legs1838

poke1847

never-sweat1851

slob1876

bum1882

haggis bag1892

lollop1896

trouble-shirker1908

warb1933

fuck-off1948

poop-butt1967

1648 R. Herrick Hesperides sig. E4^v Toiles, or Manicles Set on purpose to enthrall Men, but Slothfulls most of all.

2. Of habits, etc.: Characterized by sloth or disinclination to exertion.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > sloth or laziness > [adjective] > characterized by sloth or laziness

accidiousa1400

slothfulc1400

truant1603

acedious1609

lazy1609

picktootha1726

siestose1845

soft1849

lotophagous1855

c1400 Pol., Rel., & L.P. (1866) 5 Fy on slowtfull contenewaunce.

1539 Act 31 Hen. VIII c. 9 The slouthfull and ungodly lief w^ch hathe bene used emonges all those sorte w^ch have borne the name of religious folke.

1587 J. Higgins Mirour for Magistrates (new ed.) Mempricius vi. 1 Then wickedly I fell to slouthfull ease.

1689 J. Evelyn Diary (1955) IV. 631 The slothfull sickly temper of the new King.

1808 W. Scott Marmion v. iv. 245 His peaceful day was slothful ease.

1837 J. R. McCulloch Statist. Acct. Brit. Empire I. i. ii. 314 They have also been obliged to lay aside their slothful habits.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	slothful
释义	slothfuladj.n. /ˈsləʊθfʊl/ Forms: α. Middle English slouthe-, Middle English–1600s slouth-, 1500s slought-; Middle English slowt-, 1500s slowth-. β. 1500s slothe-, 1500s– sloth-, 1600s–1700s sloath-. Also Middle English–1600s -full. Etymology: < sloth n.¹ Compare sleuthful adj. 1. a. Of persons, etc.: Full of sloth; indisposed to exertion; inactive, indolent, lazy, sluggish. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > sloth or laziness > [adjective] sweerc725 foridledc1230 idlea1300 faintc1325 recrayed1340 slewful1340 nicea1398 sleuthya1400 delicate?c1400 sleuthfulc1400 slothfulc1400 sloth1412 lurdanc1480 luskinga1500 luskish15.. droning1509 bumbard?a1513 slottery1513 desidiousa1540 lazy1549 slovening1549 truanta1550 sleuth1567 litherly1573 truantly1579 dronish1580 lubberly1580 truant-like1583 shiftless1584 sluggard1594 fat1598 lusky1604 sweatless1606 clumse1611 easeful1611 loselly1611 do-littlea1613 sluggardisha1627 pigritious1638 drony1653 murcid1656 thokisha1682 shammockinga1704 indolent1710 huddroun1721 nothing-doing1724 desidiose1727 lusk1775 slack-twisted1794 sweert1817 bone-lazya1825 lurgy1828 straight-backed1830 do-nothing1832 slobbish1833 bone idle1836 slouch1837 lotophagous1841 shammocky1841 bein1847 thoky1847 lotus-eating1852 fainéant1855 sluggardly1865 lazy-boned1875 do-naught1879 easy-going1879 lazyish1892 slobbed1962 α. c1400 Pilgr. Sowle (1483) iii. viii. 55 Sloutheful haue they ben aboute theyr owne hele. 1484 W. Caxton tr. Subtyl Historyes & Fables Esope v. xiii I am so slouthfull that I maye not ete. a1555 H. Latimer 27 Serm. (1562) ii. f. 56 God tempteth vs for exercyse sake, that we should not be slouthfull. 1582 Bible (Rheims) Matt. xxv. 26 Naughtie and sloughtful servant. 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene ii. vi. sig. R4 The slouthfull waue of that great griesy lake. β. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 324/2 Slowe or slothfull, lente, tardif.1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde iii. xi. f. 160 Least the residue..shulde..waxe slothefull with Idlenes.1606 T. Dekker Seuen Deadly Sinnes London iv. sig. E2 Hee is the true Slothfull man that does no good.1660 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. III. i. 119 Admit not a sloathfull person..unto your doctrines.1717 A. Pope tr. Homer Iliad III. x. 74 Still, with your Voice, the sloathful Soldiers raise.1752 D. Hume Ess. & Treat. (1777) I. 290 A nation..cannot maintain..its fleets and armies from the industry of such slothful members.1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth viii, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. I. 225 You shall not find Patrick Charteris slothful in a matter of this importance.1876 B. Martin Messiah's Kingdom vi. ii. 301 The church has been slothful. b. absol. (chiefly as plural). ΚΠ a1637 B. Jonson Timber 1296 in Wks. (1640) III He is growne to active men, an example; to the sloathfull, a spurre. 1678 J. Bunyan Pilgrim's Progress Author's Apol. sig. A6^v It will make the sloathful active be. View more context for this quotation 1781 Scot. Paraphrases xii. v Ye indolent and slothful rise. c. As n. A lazy person, a sluggard. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > sloth or laziness > [noun] > lazy person caynard1303 sluggard1398 luskc1420 slugc1425 truantc1449 dawa1500 hummel?a1513 rook?a1513 wallydraigle?a1513 sloven1523 dronea1529 draw latch1538 slim1548 slouk1570 do-nothing1579 bumbiea1585 do-little1586 lazybones1593 luskin1593 do-naught1594 loiter-sack1594 bed-presser1598 lazy lizard1600 lazy-back1611 fainéant1618 nothing-do1623 trivant1624 slothful1648 lolpoop1661 tool1699 haggis1822 lazy-boots1832 lazy-legs1838 poke1847 never-sweat1851 slob1876 bum1882 haggis bag1892 lollop1896 trouble-shirker1908 warb1933 fuck-off1948 poop-butt1967 1648 R. Herrick Hesperides sig. E4^v Toiles, or Manicles Set on purpose to enthrall Men, but Slothfulls most of all. 2. Of habits, etc.: Characterized by sloth or disinclination to exertion. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > sloth or laziness > [adjective] > characterized by sloth or laziness accidiousa1400 slothfulc1400 truant1603 acedious1609 lazy1609 picktootha1726 siestose1845 soft1849 lotophagous1855 c1400 Pol., Rel., & L.P. (1866) 5 Fy on slowtfull contenewaunce. 1539 Act 31 Hen. VIII c. 9 The slouthfull and ungodly lief w^ch hathe bene used emonges all those sorte w^ch have borne the name of religious folke. 1587 J. Higgins Mirour for Magistrates (new ed.) Mempricius vi. 1 Then wickedly I fell to slouthfull ease. 1689 J. Evelyn Diary (1955) IV. 631 The slothfull sickly temper of the new King. 1808 W. Scott Marmion v. iv. 245 His peaceful day was slothful ease. 1837 J. R. McCulloch Statist. Acct. Brit. Empire I. i. ii. 314 They have also been obliged to lay aside their slothful habits. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.n.c1400
随便看	unclamorously unclamorousness unclamp unclamped unclamping unclamps unclap unclapped unclarified unclarities unclarity unclashing unclasp unclasped unclasping unclasps unclass unclassable unclassed unclassic unclassical unclassically unclassifiable unclassifiableness unclassifiably