sluggard

[ sluhg-erd ]

/ ˈslʌg ərd /

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noun

a person who is habitually inactive or lazy.

adjective

lazy; sluggardly.

Origin of sluggard

First recorded in 1350–1400, sluggard is from the Middle English word slogarde.See slug¹, -ard

Words nearby sluggard

slue, sluff, slug, slugabed, slugfest, sluggard, sluggardly, slugger, slugging average, sluggish, sluice

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Example sentences from the Web for sluggard

These Maruts stir up even the sluggard, even the vagrant, as the gods pleased.
Sacred Books of the East|Various
Do you see that sluggard, wasting this beautiful day in a lazy brouette?
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 119, September, 1867|Various
He sleeps, but it is only in due time and measure, and is not to be confounded with the sluggard's slumbers.
Talks To Farmers|Charles Haddon Spurgeon
I will not, like a sluggard, wear out my youth in idleness at home.
Tales from Shakespeare|Charles Lamb and Mary Lamb

He, being no sluggard, had built a house for himself, to which he at once took his bride.
The Settlers|William H. G. Kingston

British Dictionary definitions for sluggard

sluggard

/ (ˈslʌɡəd) /

noun

a person who is habitually indolent

adjective

lazy

Derived forms of sluggard

sluggardly, adjectivesluggardliness, nounsluggardness, noun

Word Origin for sluggard

C14 slogarde; related to slug 1

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	sluggard
释义	sluggard [ sluhg-erd ] / ˈslʌg ərd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR sluggard ON THESAURUS.COM noun a person who is habitually inactive or lazy. adjective lazy; sluggardly. Origin of sluggard First recorded in 1350–1400, sluggard is from the Middle English word slogarde.See slug¹, -ard Words nearby sluggard slue, sluff, slug, slugabed, slugfest, sluggard, sluggardly, slugger, slugging average, sluggish, sluice Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sluggard These Maruts stir up even the sluggard, even the vagrant, as the gods pleased. Sacred Books of the East\|Various Do you see that sluggard, wasting this beautiful day in a lazy brouette? The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 119, September, 1867\|Various He sleeps, but it is only in due time and measure, and is not to be confounded with the sluggard's slumbers. Talks To Farmers\|Charles Haddon Spurgeon I will not, like a sluggard, wear out my youth in idleness at home. Tales from Shakespeare\|Charles Lamb and Mary Lamb He, being no sluggard, had built a house for himself, to which he at once took his bride. The Settlers\|William H. G. Kingston British Dictionary definitions for sluggard sluggard / (ˈslʌɡəd) / noun a person who is habitually indolent adjective lazy Derived forms of sluggard sluggardly, adjectivesluggardliness, nounsluggardness, noun Word Origin for sluggard C14 slogarde; related to slug 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to sluggard slouch, loafer, lazybones, laggard, drone, idler, slug, snail, dawdler, fainéant
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sluggard

noun

adjective

Origin of sluggard

Words nearby sluggard

Example sentences from the Web for sluggard

British Dictionary definitions for sluggard

noun

adjective

Derived forms of sluggard

Word Origin for sluggard

Words related to sluggard