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sluggardize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
slug-gardize
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make lazy.

Archaic; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From sluggard + -ize.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

sluggardizes (present, singular) sluggardizing (participle, present) sluggardized (participle, past) sluggardized (past)

Questions

What does sluggardize mean?
To make lazy.
Where does sluggardize come from?
From sluggard + -ize.

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