loaferish
- a word derived from loafer.
Example Sentences
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Now and again a loaferish policeman is seen, nearly always leaning against a building or finding support from the angle of a deep-set door.
From East of Suez Ceylon, India, China and Japan by Penfield, Frederic Courtland
The cavalrymen are dashing down the 187 roadway, from which quick clearance has been made by the sansculotte guards and the loaferish spectators.
From Orphans of the Storm by MacMahon, Henry
It was almost deserted, the boys being at school—all but a few loaferish fellows, with whom Roswell did not care to associate.
From Golden Days for Boys and Girls, Vol. XII, Jan. 3, 1891 by Elverson, James
After a little hesitation, Joan mustered up courage to say her say, if with something nearly approaching appeal in the way that she addressed this taciturn and self-sufficient man who had replaced her loaferish brother.
From Joan Thursday by Vance, Louis Joseph
I was in a more loaferish mood than usual, and thought I might as well ride to town to pass the time.
From The Gerrard Street Mystery and Other Weird Tales by Dent, John Charles
