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slothy

slothy adjective: slothful; lazy.

Adjective

slothy (comparative more slothy, superlative most slothy)

  1. (rare) slothful; lazy
    • When that happens, you throw these plays at your opponents — whether those opponents are your kids at homework time, your wife at nagging hour (aka sunup to sundown), or yourself when you're feeling slothy.2003, Lawrence Schwartz, Fat Daddy/Fit Daddy: A Man's Guide to Balancing Fitness and Family

Forms of slothy

comparativemore slothy
superlativemost slothy

Origin of slothy

From sloth + -y.

Questions about slothy

What does slothy mean?
Slothy means slothful; lazy.
What part of speech is slothy?
Slothy is an adjective.

Words near slothy in the dictionary

  1. slothing
  2. slothlike
  3. slothound
  4. slothounds
  5. sloths
  6. slothy
  7. Slotin
  8. Slotkin
  9. Slotkins
  10. slotless
  11. slotlike

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