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sluggard

[ sluhg-erd ]
/ ˈslʌg ərd /
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noun
a person who is habitually inactive or lazy.
adjective
lazy; sluggardly.
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Origin of sluggard

First recorded in 1350–1400, sluggard is from the Middle English word slogarde.See slug1, -ard

Words nearby sluggard

slue, sluff, slug, slugabed, slugfest, sluggard, sluggardly, slugger, slugging average, sluggish, sluice
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Words related to sluggard

dawdler, drone, idler, laggard, lazybones, loafer, slouch, slug, snail, fainéant

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British Dictionary definitions for sluggard

sluggard
/ (ˈslʌɡəd) /
noun
a person who is habitually indolent
adjective
lazy

Derived forms of sluggard

sluggardly, adjectivesluggardliness, nounsluggardness, noun

Word Origin for sluggard

C14 slogarde; related to slug 1
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