How do you use Sluggard in a sentence? See 2 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like slug or idler, plus the exact meaning.
Sluggard in a sentence
Sluggard meaning
- A person who is lazy, stupid, or idle by habit.
- A person slow to begin necessary work, a slothful person.
- A fearful or cowardly person, a poltroon.
Using Sluggard
- The main meaning on this page is: A person who is lazy, stupid, or idle by habit. | A person slow to begin necessary work, a slothful person. | A fearful or cowardly person, a poltroon.
- Useful related words include: slug, idler, loafer, do-nothing.
Context around Sluggard
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 0 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Sluggard
- In this selection, "sluggard" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 24.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, black stand out and add context to how "sluggard" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include nicknamed the sluggard and the black sluggard who thereafter. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "sluggard" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with sluggard
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The raised rear tail is a nod to the first 100mph Rolls-Royce of 1912 nicknamed 'The Sluggard'. (18 words)
Desdichado's side is soon hard pressed and he himself beset by multiple foes, until rescued by a knight nicknamed 'Le Noir Faineant' ("the Black Sluggard"), who thereafter departs in secret. (31 words)
Desdichado's side is soon hard pressed and he himself beset by multiple foes, until rescued by a knight nicknamed 'Le Noir Faineant' ("the Black Sluggard"), who thereafter departs in secret. (31 words)
The raised rear tail is a nod to the first 100mph Rolls-Royce of 1912 nicknamed 'The Sluggard'. (18 words)
Example sentences (2)
The raised rear tail is a nod to the first 100mph Rolls-Royce of 1912 nicknamed 'The Sluggard'.
Desdichado's side is soon hard pressed and he himself beset by multiple foes, until rescued by a knight nicknamed 'Le Noir Faineant' ("the Black Sluggard"), who thereafter departs in secret.