Definitions

slothful

[slawth-fuhl, slohth-] / ˈslɔθ fəl, ˈsloʊθ- /

ADJECTIVE

lazy

Synonyms

WEAK

comatose dallying dull idle inactive inattentive indolent inert lackadaisical laggard lagging languid lethargic lifeless listless loafing passive procrastinating slack slow sluggish snoozy supine tired unenergetic

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SLOTHFUL, to the, in the spiritual world, food is not given, 6.

From The Delights of Wisdom Pertaining to Conjugial Love by Swedenborg, Emanuel

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