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   sluggardly

   /ˈslʌɡədli/

   adjective

   • 1. slow-moving: "sluggardly pedestrians"

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   • 1. sluggardliness noun

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   What does sluggart mean?

   • n. A slothful person; an idler. Lazy. [Middle English sluggart, probably from sluggi, lazy, probably of Scandinavian origin.] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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   • Define sluggardly. sluggardly synonyms, sluggardly pronunciation, sluggardly translation, English dictionary definition of sluggardly. n. A slothful person; an idler. adj. Lazy. slug′gard·ly adj. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

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   • Define sluggard. sluggard synonyms, sluggard pronunciation, sluggard translation, English dictionary definition of sluggard. n. A slothful person; an idler. adj. Lazy. slug′gard·ly adj. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

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   When was sluggardly first used?

   • The earliest known use of the adjective sluggardly is in the 1860s. OED's earliest evidence for sluggardly is from 1865, in the writing of Thomas Carlyle, author, biographer, and historian. sluggardly is formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sluggard n., -ly suffix1.

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   Sluggardly means slow and lazy, as in "his sudden rise to success has made his father's efforts look sluggardly". Learn more about the pronunciation, synonyms and usage of this adjective.

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     SLUGGARDLY meaning: 1. slow and lazy: 2. slow and lazy: ....

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     SLUGGARDLY definicja: 1. slow and lazy: 2. slow and lazy: ....

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   Sluggardly means lazily inactive, according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary. See examples of sluggardly in a sentence, word history, synonyms, and related words.

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   SLUGGARDLY definition: like or befitting a sluggard; slothful ; lazy | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples.

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   Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the adjective sluggardly mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective sluggardly. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status.

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   Sluggardly means lazy or slothful, like a sluggard, which is an idler. Find the origin, pronunciation, and translations of sluggardly and sluggard in this online dictionary.

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   SLUGGARDLY definition: like or befitting a sluggard; slothful ; lazy | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples in American English.

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   Definition of sluggardly adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.