FAINEANT

faineant, indolent, lazy, otiose, slothful, work-shy

(adjective) disinclined to work or exertion; “faineant kings under whose rule the country languished”; “an indolent hanger-on”; “too lazy to wash the dishes”; “shiftless idle youth”; “slothful employees”; “the unemployed are not necessarily work-shy”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

faineant (plural faineants)

An irresponsible or lazy person.

Synonym: Thesaurus:idler

Source: Wiktionary


Fai`né`ant", a. Etym: [F.; fait he does + néant nothing.]

Definition: Doing nothing; shiftless.

– n.

Definition: A do-nothing; an idle fellow; a sluggard. Sir W. Scott.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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UNINFORMATIVELY

(adverb) in an uninformative manner; “‘I can’t tell you when the manager will arrive,’ he said rather uninformatively”


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