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Webster 1913 Edition
Sluggard
Slug′gard
,Noun.
[
Slug
+ -ard
.] A person habitually lazy, idle, and inactive; a drone.
Go to the ant, thou
sluggard
; consider her ways, and be wise. Prov. vi. 6.
Slug′gard
,Adj.
Sluggish; lazy.
Dryden.
Webster 1828 Edition
Sluggard
SLUG'GARD
,Noun.
SLUG'GARD
,Adj.
Definition 2024
sluggard
sluggard
English
Noun
sluggard (plural sluggards)
- A person who is lazy, stupid, or idle by habit.
- A person slow to begin necessary work, a slothful person.
- A fearful or cowardly person, a poltroon.
Synonyms
- See also Wikisaurus:idler
Related terms
Translations
lazy or idle person
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