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sluggardly

[ sluhg-erd-lee ]
/ ĖˆslŹŒg ərd li /
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adjective
like or befitting a sluggard; slothful; lazy.
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Origin of sluggardly

First recorded in 1860ā€“65; sluggard + -ly

OTHER WORDS FROM sluggardly

slugĀ·gardĀ·liĀ·ness, noun

Words nearby sluggardly

sluff, slug, slugabed, slugfest, sluggard, sluggardly, slugger, slugging average, sluggish, sluice, sluicegate
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How to use sluggardly in a sentence

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

    A Day's Ride|Charles James Lever

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

    The Seven Curses of London|James Greenwood
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