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    sluggardly
    /ˈslʌɡədli/

    adjective

    • 1. slow-moving: "sluggardly pedestrians"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSLUGGARDLY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    adjective. uk / ˈslʌɡ.əd.li / us / ˈslʌɡ.ɚd.li / Add to word list. slow and lazy: I would always walk briskly, way ahead of my more sluggardly companions. His sudden rise to success has made his father's efforts look sluggardly. Fewer examples. After a day of terrible shocks, her brain had become confused and sluggardly.

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      sluggard. noun [ C ] uk / ˈslʌɡ.əd / us / ˈslʌɡ.ɚd / Add to...

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › sluggardlySluggardly Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    adjective. slug· gard· ly ˈslə-gərd-lē. Synonyms of sluggardly. : lazily inactive. Examples of sluggardly in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web The only comparable animals of any kind are lungfish, which also have sluggardly tendencies. Douglas Fox, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2022.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSLUGGARDLY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    SLUGGARDLY definition: like or befitting a sluggard; slothful ; lazy | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › sluggardlySLUGGARDLY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Sluggardly definition: like or befitting a sluggard; slothful; lazy.. See examples of SLUGGARDLY used in a sentence.

  6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › sluggardlysluggardly adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Definition of sluggardly adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSLUGGARD | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    sluggard. noun [ C ] uk / ˈslʌɡ.əd / us / ˈslʌɡ.ɚd / Add to word list. a lazy person: He is a sluggard who loves sleep and hates work. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Laziness and lazy people. bludger. bone idle idiom. bum around. CBA. clock-watcher. deadbeat. indolently. layabout. lazily. laziness. lie. shiftless. shirker. skiver.

  8. www.oed.com › dictionary › sluggardly_adjsluggardly, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the adjective sluggardly mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective sluggardly. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status.