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sluggards

 

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Noun sluggard has 1 sense
  1. sluggard, slug - an idle slothful person
    --1 is a kind of idler, loafer, do-nothing, layabout, bum
    Derived form: verb slug2

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Sluggards

Noun: Plural form of "sluggard", meaning a lazy or idle person.

Sense 1: A person who is habitually lazy and avoids work or exertion.

Example Sentence 1: The sluggards refused to help with the chores, leaving all the work for their hardworking siblings.

Example Sentence 2: The company decided to lay off the sluggards who consistently showed a lack of motivation.

Sense 2: In the Bible, sluggards are mentioned as examples of the lazy and unproductive.

Example Sentence 3: Proverbs 6:6 warns the sluggard to consider the ways of the ant, who is diligent and hardworking.

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