sluggard

[ sluhg-erd ]

noun

1. a person who is habitually inactive or lazy.

adjective

1. lazy; sluggardly.

sluggard

/ ˈslʌɡəd /

noun

1. a person who is habitually indolent

adjective

1. lazy

Derived Forms

• ˈsluggardly, adjective
• ˈsluggardliness, noun
• ˈsluggardness, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of sluggard¹

First recorded in 1350–1400, sluggard is from the Middle English word slogarde. See slug ¹, -ard

Word History and Origins

Origin of sluggard¹

C14 slogarde; related to slug ¹

Example Sentences

These Maruts stir up even the sluggard, even the vagrant, as the gods pleased.

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They say that life among artists is rather swift, and I don't think your husband can be called a sluggard.

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If you would know a sluggard in the things of heaven, compare him with one that is slothful in the things of this world.

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Besides, she had never been so busy before in all her life, and Ruth Fielding was no sluggard.

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The soul of the sluggard desireth and hath nothing; but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

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