slothful
pronunciation
How to pronounce slothful in British English:
UK [ˈsləʊθfl]
How to pronounce slothful in American English:
US [ˈsloʊθfl]
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- Adjective:
- disinclined to work or exertion
Word Origin
- slothful (adj.)
- c. 1400, from sloth + -ful. Related: Slothfully; slothfulness. For the latter, Middle English also had sloth-head (c. 1300), with Middle English -hede, cognate with -hood.
Antonym
Example
- 1. Second , the share of goods exported to slothful america and europe has dropped from a half to a third .
- 2. Malta wins the race for most slothful country , with 72 % of adults getting too little exercise .
- 3. In korea and japan closely held and widely spread firms became slothful .
- 4. Slothful bureaucrats and confusing rules contribute to the country 's shamefully low ranking for business-friendliness .
- 5. The quick brown fox jumps over the slothful dog .