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slothful

/ˈsləʊθfl/adjective

उच्चारण स्लोथ्फ़ल

आलसी, सुस्त

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    literary

    lazy

    आलसी, सुस्त

    • a slothful student
    • The slothful clerk left his files untouched for weeks.
    • The slothful boy slept through the whole morning.
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    • A slothful attitude will not help you pass the exam.
    • The manager disliked slothful employees who avoided work.

    Synonyms lazy idle indolent sluggish lethargic

    Opposite industrious diligent energetic hard-working

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sloth noun
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sloth·ful

?Which word?

Keep the lazy words together: slothful, indolent (formal), idle, sluggish, lethargic, torpid.

आलस्य के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: slothful, indolent (औपचारिक), idle, sluggish, lethargic, torpid।

§Grammar and usage

The noun sloth means laziness (one of the seven deadly sins) and also a slow-moving animal of Central and South America that hangs upside down in trees.

Noun sloth का अर्थ आलस्य (सात घातक पापों में से एक) और मध्य व दक्षिण अमेरिका का धीमा जीव भी है जो पेड़ों पर उलटा लटकता है।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

'An idle mind is the devil's workshop.'

कहावत 'An idle mind is the devil's workshop'।