loafer
noun
a person who loafs; lazy person; idler.
loaferish
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a word derived from
loafer.
Example Sentences
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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 Louis Joseph Vance
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 Henry MacMahon
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 Frederic Courtland Penfield
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 James Elverson
He was a somewhat loaferish chap, with some appearance of the philosopher.
From The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers. Series 3 by Robert H. Newell
