SLOTHFULLY Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

slothfully

adverb

Definition of slothfully

as in lazily

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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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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
Gosha, a local station master, has a side-hustle of his own, turning a blind eye while bootleggers siphon diesel from the tankers that sit idly on the train tracks.

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 11 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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