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sluggard

slug·gard [ slúggərd ]


noun  (plural slug·gards)
Definition:
 
lazy person: somebody who avoids work or physical exertion ( archaic )



adjective 
Definition:
 
lazy: sluggishly lazy

[14th century. <slug2]

slug·gard·li·ness noun
slug·gard·ly adjective
slug·gard·ness noun
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