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slug·gard

(sl

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NOUN:

A slothful person; an idler.

ADJECTIVE:

Lazy.

ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English sluggart, probably from sluggi, lazy, probably of Scandinavian origin

OTHER FORMS:
sluggard·ly(Adjective)

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