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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.
[from slug and ard, slow kind.] A person habitually lazy, idle and inactive; a drone.

SLUG'GARD

,
Adj.
Sluggish; lazy.

Definition 2024


sluggard

sluggard

English

Noun

sluggard (plural sluggards)

  1. A person who is lazy, stupid, or idle by habit.
  2. A person slow to begin necessary work, a slothful person.
  3. A fearful or cowardly person, a poltroon.

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