slothfully

adverb

Definition of slothfullynext
as in lazily

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  1. lazily
  2. idly
  3. lethargically
  4. halfheartedly
Adverb
  • The Roamer rolled lazily in the light swell that was coming in from the open lake, and our rod tips dipped and rose, but nobody got a strike.
    — JAMES D. OXLEY, Outdoor Life, 5 Aug. 2026
  • But the sausage slipped from its grip and plopped back into formation, alongside the others revolving lazily between rollers.
    — Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of lazily
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  • The Night Court will not stand idly by while innocents are attacked.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026
  • And, when the military was eventually deployed, the most visible intervention was thousands of armed men controlling traffic and standing idly by the ruins.
    — Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
Definition of idly
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  • Cells divide lethargically, which slows the closing of cuts and healing of bruises.
    — T.M. Brown, CNN Money, 26 June 2026
  • For minimal pay, the démineurs face death daily, lethargically; their work is so methodical, and its payoff so distant, that no one really celebrates them.
    — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Definition of lethargically
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  • The show’s interests are theoretically in a nuclear family gradually coming back together, though even that theme is halfheartedly pursued.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 16 July 2026
  • At least four officers stood by during the assaults, while two others halfheartedly attempted to break them up.
    — Jason Henry, Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026
Definition of halfheartedly
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