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sloth

/slɔθ/

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noun
apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins)
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acedia laziness

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deadly sin mortal sin
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any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals of South America and Central America; they hang from branches back downward and feed on leaves and fruits
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tree sloth

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edentate
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a disinclination to work or exert yourself
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slothfulness

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disinclination hesitation hesitancy reluctance indisposition

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genus melursus sloth bears; in some classifications not a separate genus from Ursus
melursus sloth bears; in some classifications not a separate genus from Ursus