Slothlike

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Resembling or characteristic of a sloth, especially in being slow and sluggish.

    "But the mere mention of the mapinguary, the giant slothlike monster of the Amazon, is enough to send shivers down the spines of almost all who dwell in the world’s largest rain forest."

Synonyms

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dreichdullinertlethargicremissslow

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"But the mere mention of the mapinguary, the giant slothlike monster of the Amazon, is enough to send shivers down the spines of almost all who dwell in the world’s largest rain forest."

Etymology

From sloth + -like.

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