slothful
[adjective]
Synonyms: lazy, idle, inactive, indolent, skiving (Brit. slang), workshy

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Antonyms: industrious
Contrasted words: assiduous, busy, diligent, sedulous

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English Thesaurus: lazy, idle, indolent, shiftless, work-shy, ...

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sloth‧ful /ˈsləʊθfəl $ ˈsloʊθ-/ adjective formal
lazy or not active Synonym : idle
—slothfulness noun [uncountable]

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lazy not liking work or physical activity, or not making any effort to do anything:
a lazy student
You make your own breakfast! Don't be so lazy!
idle lazy and not doing enough work. Idle sounds rather formal and is becoming old-fashioned. In everyday English, people usually use lazy:
The beggars were too idle to look for work.
Her son was bone idle (=extremely lazy).
indolent formal lazy and living a comfortable life:
He spent an indolent first year at Oxford.
the indolent son of a wealthy landowner
shiftless lazy and having no ambition to succeed or do anything useful with your life:
her shiftless husband
work-shy British English lazy and trying to avoid any work:
He was work-shy, and no one could remember when he’d last held a job.
slothful formal lazy and not liking physical activity:
Her advice to slothful Americans is: ‘Get out there and walk!’

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