Sloth
SLOTH, noun
1. Slowness; tardiness I abhor this dilatory sloth and tricks of Rome.
2. Disinclination to action or labor; sluggishness; laziness; idleness. They change their course to pleasure, ease and sloth sloth like rust, consumes faster than labor wears.
3. An animal, so called from the remarkable slowness of his motions. There are two species of this animal; the ai or three toed sloth and the unau or two toed sloth; both found in South America. It is said that its greatest speed seldom exceeds three yard an hour. it feeds on vegetables and ruminates.
SLOTH, verb intransitive To be idle. [Not in use.]
SLOTH'FUL, adjective Inactive; sluggish; lazy; indolent; idle. He that is slothful in his work, is brother to him that is a great waster. Proverbs 18:9.
SLOTH'FULLY, adverb Lazily; sluggish; idly.
General references
Proverbs 6:6-11; Proverbs 10:4-5; Proverbs 10:26; Proverbs 12:24; Proverbs 12:27; Proverbs 13:4; Proverbs 15:19; Proverbs 18:9; Proverbs 19:15; Proverbs 19:24; Proverbs 20:4; Proverbs 21:25; Proverbs 23:21; Proverbs 24:30-34; Proverbs 26:13-16; Proverbs 22:13; Ecclesiastes 10:18; Isaiah 56:10; Matthew 25:26-27; Romans 12:11; 2 Thessalonians 3:10-12; Hebrews 6:12
Idleness; Industry
SLOTH'FULNESS, noun The indulgence of sloth; inactivity; the habit of idleness; laziness. slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep. Proverbs 19:15.