slug|gard|ly

slug|gard|ly
slug|gard|ly «SLUHG uhrd lee», adjective.
lazy; indolent; slothful: »

It failed…to rouse me from a sluggardly half-sleep (London Times).


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  • slug|gard — «SLUHG uhrd», noun, adjective. –n. a lazy, idle person: »Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise (Proverbs 6:6). –adj. lazy; idle, SYNONYM(S): sluggish, slothful. ╂[< slug1, verb + Old French ard, a suffix meaning “one who …   Useful english dictionary

  • slug|gard|ness — «SLUHG uhrd nihs», noun. laziness; indolence …   Useful english dictionary

  • slug — slug; slug·fest; slug·gard·ly; slug·gard·ness; slug·gish; slug·gish·ly; slug·gish·ness; slug·horn; slug·wood; slug·abed; slug·gard; slug·ger; slug·ging; …   English syllables

  • gard — blag·gard; hil·gard·ite; lag·gard·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; re·gard·able; re·gard·er; re·gard·ful; slug·gard·ly; slug·gard·ness; stag·gard; hag·gard; lag·gard; lag·gard·ly; nig·gard; nig·gard·ly; re·gard; re·gard·less; slug·gard;… …   English syllables

  • sluggard — slug·gard …   English syllables

  • sluggardly — slug·gard·ly …   English syllables

  • sluggardly — slug•gard•ly [[t]ˈslʌg ərd li[/t]] adj. like or befitting a sluggard; slothful; lazy • Etymology: 1860–65 slug′gard•li•ness, n …   From formal English to slang

  • sluggard — slug•gard [[t]ˈslʌg ərd[/t]] n. 1) a person who is habitually inactive or lazy 2) lazy; sluggardly • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME slogarde. See slug I, ard …   From formal English to slang

  • sluggardness — slug·gard·ness …   English syllables

  • ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables

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