Lazy vs. Slothful — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Lazy and Slothful
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Lazy
Not willing to work or be energetic.
Slothful
Disinclined to work or exertion; lazy.
Lazy
Slow-moving; sluggish
A lazy river.
Slothful
Lazy; idle; tending to sloth.
Lazy
Conducive to inactivity or indolence
A lazy summer day.
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Slothful
Addicted to sloth; inactive; sluggish; lazy; indolent; idle.
He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.
Lazy
Depicted as reclining or lying on its side. Used of a brand on livestock.
Slothful
Disinclined to work or exertion;
Faineant kings under whose rule the country languished
An indolent hanger-on
Too lazy to wash the dishes
Shiftless idle youth
Slothful employees
The unemployed are not necessarily work-shy
Lazy
Unwilling to do work or make an effort; disinclined to exertion.
Get out of bed, you lazy lout!
Lazy
Causing or characterised by idleness; relaxed or leisurely.
I love staying inside and reading on a lazy Sunday.
Lazy
Showing a lack of effort or care.
Lazy writing
Lazy
Sluggish; slow-moving.
We strolled along beside a lazy stream.
Lazy
Lax:
Lazy
Droopy.
A lazy-eared rabbit
Lazy
(optometry) Of an eye, squinting because of a weakness of the eye muscles.
Lazy
Turned so that (the letter) is horizontal instead of vertical.
Lazy
(comptheory) Employing lazy evaluation; not calculating results until they are immediately required.
A lazy algorithm
Lazy
Wicked; vicious.
Lazy
(informal) To laze, act in a lazy manner.
Lazy
A lazy person.
Lazy
(obsolete) Sloth (animal).
Lazy
Disinclined to action or exertion; averse to labor; idle; shirking work.
Lazy
Inactive; slothful; slow; sluggish; as, a lazy stream.
Lazy
Wicked; vicious.
Lazy
Moving slowly and gently;
Up a lazy river
Lazy white clouds
At a lazy pace
Lazy
Disinclined to work or exertion;
Faineant kings under whose rule the country languished
An indolent hanger-on
Too lazy to wash the dishes
Shiftless idle youth
Slothful employees
The unemployed are not necessarily work-shy
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