EGAVE

sluggard

About 0.08 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun A person who is lazy, stupid, or idle by habit.
  2. noun A person slow to begin necessary work, a slothful person.
  3. noun A fearful or cowardly person, a poltroon.

Similar words

slug sluggabed slow slugabed snail slackard schlump slug-a-bed lurdane idler

Often followed by

and is in to will who intellect craves desireth

Word family

sluggardness sluggardnesses sluggards

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