slothful Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite disinclined to work or exertion
    lazy; indolent; faineant; otiose; work-shy.
    • faineant kings under whose rule the country languished
    • an indolent hanger-on
    • too lazy to wash the dishes
    • shiftless idle youth
    • slothful employees
    • the unemployed are not necessarily work-shy

WordNet


Sloth"ful adjective
Definitions
  1. Addicted to sloth; inactive; sluggish; lazy; indolent; idle.
    He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster. Prov. xviii. 9.
    -- Sloth"ful*ly, adv. -- Sloth"ful*ness, n.

Webster 1913