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slothlike en · ADJ

Etymology

From sloth + -like.

Meanings

  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. 2007 July 8, Larry Rohter, “A Huge Amazon Monster Is Only a Myth. Or Is It?”, in New York Times:

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more slothlike Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most slothlike Degree=Sup lexicographic