sluggard
noun
a person who is habitually inactive or lazy.
sluggardliness
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a word derived from
sluggard.
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a word derived from
sluggardly.
Example Sentences
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I threw my legs over the side of the bed, ashamed of my sluggardliness.
From My Brave and Gallant Gentleman A Romance of British Columbia by Robert Watson
"Well," said Edward, "it's no absolute proof of sluggardliness not to be up and about at six forty-five of a morning, you know."
From The Matador of the Five Towns and Other Stories by Arnold Bennett
