sluggard (Meaning)

Wordnet

sluggard (n)

an idle slothful person

Webster

sluggard (n.)

A person habitually lazy, idle, and inactive; a drone.

Webster

sluggard (a.)

Sluggish; lazy.

sluggard Sentence Examples

  1. The sluggard awoke reluctantly, his eyelids heavy with sleep.
  2. His laziness made him a pariah in the village, a perpetual nuisance to others.
  3. The sluggard's unkempt appearance mirrored his unmotivated nature.
  4. Despite his tardiness, the sluggard expected to be treated with respect, his entitlement overshadowing his indolence.
  5. The sluggard's excuses for his procrastination were as flimsy as his resolve.
  6. The sluggard's couch became his sanctuary, a place where time seemed to slow down to a crawl.
  7. The sluggard's inability to keep a job was a testament to his lack of ambition.
  8. The sluggard's mind wandered aimlessly, unable to focus on anything for more than a fleeting moment.
  9. The sluggard's friends abandoned him, tired of carrying the weight of his inertia.
  10. The sluggard's life was a monotonous cycle of waking late and sleeping early, with little in between to break the monotony.

FAQs About the word sluggard

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The sluggard awoke reluctantly, his eyelids heavy with sleep.

His laziness made him a pariah in the village, a perpetual nuisance to others.

The sluggard's unkempt appearance mirrored his unmotivated nature.

Despite his tardiness, the sluggard expected to be treated with respect, his entitlement overshadowing his indolence.