Catatan: Terjemahan untuk entri ini sedang dalam peninjauan kualitas, sehingga sebagian konten untuk sementara hanya ditampilkan dalam bahasa Inggris.
Entri ini belum diterjemahkan ke bahasa Anda, sehingga versi aslinya ditampilkan di bawah.
sluggard
This term carries a strong pejorative weight, focusing on a character flaw rather than a temporary state of laziness. It suggests a deep-seated habit of avoidance and a lack of ambition, often evoking an image of someone who is not just idle, but stubbornly resistant to productivity.
While words like lazy or idle describe a behavior, sluggard labels the person themselves, creating a permanent identity of indolence. It is more common in literary, archaic, or moralistic contexts than in modern casual conversation, where it can sound intentionally formal or old-fashioned.
Meanings
Examples
The old manor was inhabited by a notorious sluggard who spent his days lounging in the library.
Get out of bed you lazy sluggard and start your chores.
He was viewed as a sluggard by his peers because he never contributed to the group project.
I cannot believe I have become such a sluggard over the summer break.
The manager warned that no sluggard would be tolerated in this high-pressure environment.
Ancient texts often warned against the fate of the sluggard who fails to prepare for winter.
Stop acting like a sluggard and help me move this furniture.
The king despised any sluggard who wasted the crown's resources without working.