Slothful
adjective
Lazy, unwilling to work or use energy.
He was slothful in his chores, always unenthusiastically cleaning his room.
Often appears as...
- slothful behavior
- slothful manner
adjective
Lazy, unwilling to work or use energy.
He was slothful in his chores, always unenthusiastically cleaning his room.
Often appears as...
- slothful behavior
- slothful manner
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Slothful suggests strong disapproval or criticism, it's not a neutral term.
His slothful approach to work led to his dismissal.
Pro Tip 2/3Informal Usage
The term 'slothful' is usually regarded as informal and might not suit formal writing.
Our guide was quite slothful, delaying the tour.
Pro Tip 3/3Animal Metaphor
'Slothful' comes from 'sloth,' a slow-moving animal; it paints a vivid image of inactivity.
They lounged on the beach, slothful as the day was long.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Slothful suggests strong disapproval or criticism, it's not a neutral term.
His slothful approach to work led to his dismissal.
Pro Tip 2/3Informal Usage
The term 'slothful' is usually regarded as informal and might not suit formal writing.
Our guide was quite slothful, delaying the tour.
Pro Tip 3/3Animal Metaphor
'Slothful' comes from 'sloth,' a slow-moving animal; it paints a vivid image of inactivity.
They lounged on the beach, slothful as the day was long.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Slothful suggests strong disapproval or criticism, it's not a neutral term.
His slothful approach to work led to his dismissal.
Pro Tip 2/3Informal Usage
The term 'slothful' is usually regarded as informal and might not suit formal writing.
Our guide was quite slothful, delaying the tour.
Pro Tip 3/3Animal Metaphor
'Slothful' comes from 'sloth,' a slow-moving animal; it paints a vivid image of inactivity.
They lounged on the beach, slothful as the day was long.
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What I learned at...
learned that old people are vital well not that vital I've learned that I'm not slothful when I'm laying around I'm just in default mode I learned that robots can take care of
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A librarian's case...
laid-back and, well, slothful! I am relaxed and tranquil, and I like to live in peace. But I am not lazy.' Then the sloth yawned and said, 'That's just how I am.
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What I learned at...
learned that old people are vital well not that vital I've learned that I'm not slothful when I'm laying around I'm just in default mode I learned that robots can take care of
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A librarian's case...
laid-back and, well, slothful! I am relaxed and tranquil, and I like to live in peace. But I am not lazy.' Then the sloth yawned and said, 'That's just how I am.
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Quote examples
L. Lionel Kendrick
American Clergyman
There are no soft or slothful ways to become sanctified to the point that we are prepared to live in the presence of the Savior. And there can be blessings in the burdens we bear. As a result of these struggles, our souls are stretched and our spirits are strengthened. Our character becomes more Christlike as we are tried and tested.
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Tom Wolfe
American Journalist
My idol is Emile Zola. He was a man of the left, so people expected of him a kind of 'Les Miserables,' in which the underdogs are always noble people. But he went out, and found a lot of ambitious, drunk, slothful and mean people out there. Zola simply could not - and was not interested in - telling a lie.
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Saint Basil
Greek Saint
No one who is in this world will deny that evils exist. What, then, do we say? That evil is not a living and animated substance, but a condition of the soul which is opposed to virtue and which springs up In the slothful because of their falling away from good.
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Eric Stoltz
American Actor
I've been pretty lucky - or slothful - in that I've never been a 'career builder.' I take the jobs that come along that feel right, and that's left me fairly open to all genres, really. But with 'Caprica,' the complex, dark and very smart script was the draw.
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Henry Cabot Lodge
American Politician
The Pilgrim and the Puritan whom we honor tonight were men who did a great deal of work in the world. They had their faults and their - shortcomings, but they were not slothful in business and they were most fervent in spirit.
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Charles Stanley
American Clergyman
God will never direct us to be prideful, arrogant and unforgiving, immoral or slothful or full of fear. We step into these things because we are insensitive to the leadership of the Holy Spirit within us.
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Henry B. Eyring
American Leader
We are to learn our duty from the Lord, and then we are to act in all diligence, never being lazy or slothful. The pattern is simple but not easy to follow. We are so easily distracted.
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Jake Tapper
American Journalist
Mean is easy. Mean is lazy. Mean is self-satisfied and slothful.
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Henry David Thoreau
American Author
An unclean person is universally a slothful one.
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Joseph Epstein
American Writer
I know how deeply slothful I am.
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L. Lionel Kendrick
American Clergyman
There are no soft or slothful ways to become sanctified to the point that we are prepared to live in the presence of the Savior. And there can be blessings in the burdens we bear. As a result of these struggles, our souls are stretched and our spirits are strengthened. Our character becomes more Christlike as we are tried and tested.
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Tom Wolfe
American Journalist
My idol is Emile Zola. He was a man of the left, so people expected of him a kind of 'Les Miserables,' in which the underdogs are always noble people. But he went out, and found a lot of ambitious, drunk, slothful and mean people out there. Zola simply could not - and was not interested in - telling a lie.
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Saint Basil
Greek Saint
No one who is in this world will deny that evils exist. What, then, do we say? That evil is not a living and animated substance, but a condition of the soul which is opposed to virtue and which springs up In the slothful because of their falling away from good.
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Eric Stoltz
American Actor
I've been pretty lucky - or slothful - in that I've never been a 'career builder.' I take the jobs that come along that feel right, and that's left me fairly open to all genres, really. But with 'Caprica,' the complex, dark and very smart script was the draw.
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Henry Cabot Lodge
American Politician
The Pilgrim and the Puritan whom we honor tonight were men who did a great deal of work in the world. They had their faults and their - shortcomings, but they were not slothful in business and they were most fervent in spirit.
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Charles Stanley
American Clergyman
God will never direct us to be prideful, arrogant and unforgiving, immoral or slothful or full of fear. We step into these things because we are insensitive to the leadership of the Holy Spirit within us.
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Henry B. Eyring
American Leader
We are to learn our duty from the Lord, and then we are to act in all diligence, never being lazy or slothful. The pattern is simple but not easy to follow. We are so easily distracted.
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Jake Tapper
American Journalist
Mean is easy. Mean is lazy. Mean is self-satisfied and slothful.
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Henry David Thoreau
American Author
An unclean person is universally a slothful one.
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Joseph Epstein
American Writer
I know how deeply slothful I am.
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