sluggard
11sluggard — (Roget s Thesaurus II) I noun A self indulgent person who spends time avoiding work or other useful activity: bum1, drone1, faineant, good for nothing, idler, layabout, loafer, ne er do well, no good, slugabed, wastrel. Informal: do little, do… …
12sluggard — slug·gard || slÊŒgÉ™(r)d n. lazy person, idle person, one who tends to be inactive adj. lazy, idle, inactive, slothful …
13sluggard — noun a lazy, sluggish person. Derivatives sluggardliness noun sluggardly adjective Origin ME: from the rare verb slug be lazy or slow + ard …
14sluggard — I. n. Drone, lounger, idler, laggard, slug. II. a. Sluggish, lazy …
15sluggard — slug·gard …
16sluggard — slug•gard [[t]ˈslʌg ərd[/t]] n. 1) a person who is habitually inactive or lazy 2) lazy; sluggardly • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME slogarde. See slug I, ard …
17sluggard — /ˈslʌgəd / (say sluguhd) noun 1. someone who is habitually inactive or slothful. –adjective 2. sluggardly. {Middle English slogard(e), from obsolete sluggy sluggish + ard} …
18sluggard — n. a lazy sluggish person. Derivatives: sluggardly adv. sluggardliness n. Etymology: ME f. slug (v.) be slothful (prob. f. Scand.: cf. SLUG(1)) + ARD …
19The Sluggard — is a moralistic poem by Isaac Watts which depicts the unsavory lifestyle of a slothful individual as a negative example. It reflects the Biblical verse Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise. (Proverbs 6:6).Lewis Carroll… …
20go to the ant thou sluggard — instead of continuing to be lazy model yourself after the industrious ant …
