Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

slothful

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.91 in modern English

Syllables: sloth-ful
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Lazy; idle; tending to sloth.

Example Sentences

"He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster."
"This Book will make a Travailer of thee, / If by its Counſel thou wilt ruled be; / It will direct thee to the Holy Land, / If thou wilt its Directions understand: / Yea, it will make the ſloathful, active be; / The Blind alſo, delightful things to ſee."

Etymology

From sloth + -ful.

Inflected Forms

more slothful (comparative) most slothful (superlative) slothfull (alternative)

Derived Forms

slothfully slothfulness

Synonyms

inactive sluggish indolent faineant lazy otiose work-shy

Antonyms

active unslothful

Questions

What does slothful mean?: Lazy; idle; tending to sloth.
Where does slothful come from?: From sloth + -ful.

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