sluggardly

[ sluhg-erd-lee ]

adjective

1. like or befitting a sluggard; slothful; lazy.

Other Words From

• sluggard·li·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of sluggardly¹

First recorded in 1860–65; sluggard + -ly

Example Sentences

The sluggardly inertness of that people passes all belief; entreaties, objurgations, curses, even bribes could not move them.

From Project Gutenberg

But he had too much confidence in the sluggardly law to suppose anything of the kind.

From Project Gutenberg