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1. (n.) sloth
indolence; laziness.
2. sloth
any slow-moving, arboreal tropical American edentate of the family Bradypodidae, having hooklike claws and usu. hanging upside down.
Etymology: (1125–75; ME slowth; see slow , -th1)
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1. (noun) sloth, slothfulness
a disinclination to work or exert yourself
2. (noun) sloth, tree sloth
any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals of South America and Central America; they hang from branches back downward and feed on leaves and fruits
3. (noun) sloth, laziness, acedia
apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins)
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1. (noun) sloth
slowness; tardiness
2. (noun) sloth
disinclination to action or labor; sluggishness; laziness; idleness
3. (noun) sloth
any one of several species of arboreal edentates constituting the family Bradypodidae, and the suborder Tardigrada. They have long exserted limbs and long prehensile claws. Both jaws are furnished with teeth (see Illust. of Edentata), and the ears and tail are rudimentary. They inhabit South and Central America and Mexico
4. (verb) sloth
to be idle
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