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Þ þ (thorn)
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1.
slou
adj.
134 quotations in 7 senses
Sense / Definition
(a) Slothful, lazy; sluggish, inactive by nature;
slou man
, a sluggard;
person.
sire slou
, Sir Slothful; (b) characterized by sloth; of eyes: affected by sleepiness; (c) as noun: a sluggard;
coll.
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2.
sleugh
adj.
1 quotation in 1 sense
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Slothful.
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3.
sleuful
adj.
8 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Slothful, lethargic; (b) as noun: a slothful person; -- also coll.
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slēuīe
n.
1 quotation in 1 sense
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Languor, heaviness, weariness.
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