slothfully
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6.5
- adverb
- /ˈsloʊθfəlɪ/
- He moved slothfully across the room.
Examples
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She slothfully wandered around the house, doing nothing in particular.
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The students slothfully completed their assignments just before the deadline.
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He slothfully dragged himself out of bed on Sunday morning.
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She worked slothfully on her homework.
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He slothfully curled up on the couch and watched TV all day.
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She moved slothfully through the morning routine, not wanting to get out of bed.
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Instead of cleaning, he slothfully decided to take a nap instead.
Synonyms
33
3.7
To act in a lazy way without a clear purpose
12
1.2
In a slow relaxed way that uses little energy
2
3.6
Slowly and with little energy
1
6.7
Slowly and without energy
1
9.5
In a lazy, careless way with little interest
1
7.6
In a lazy way that avoids work or effort
1
8.1
In a slow way that makes tasks finish late
1
8.1
In a slow, heavy way that shows little energy or interest
1
8.7
Moving slowly and without much energy
Antonyms
How Lazy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Slothfully comes from sloth, which means 'laziness' and was used for being 'slow' or 'not wanting to move'. A helpful way to remember it is the slow animal sloth and the ending -fully meaning 'in the way of', so slothfully means doing something slowly and lazily.