Lentitude

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Slowness; sluggishness. obsolete, uncountable

    "lentitude of temperament"

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belatednesscreepingdeliberatenessdeliberationdrawlfoot dragging

Etymology

From Latin lentitudo, from lentus (“slow”). Compare Old French lentitude.

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